Hannibal felt that he needed to move very quickly to gain control of Spain and to move on. To his dismay, some of the natives did not want to "move quickly". For example, the Celtiberians felt they needed more time, maybe even years, to meditate on his words. This may have seemed inconsequential to Hannibal but when they decided to resist him, he realized his mistakes. The tribes of the north banded together to kill Hannibal or at least to chase him out of Spain. To the amazement of the northern tribes, Celtiberians chaotic fighting syle was no match for Hannibal's trained armies. This revolt had used Hannibal's precious time and had left a city of resistence, Saguntum, a nearly impenetrable fortress which was allied to Rome.
Hannibal spent the next two years finding out about the tribes in Spain and trying to gain their loyalty by adopting their customs. He left building projects and the fostering of trade to his brilliant younger brother, Mago.
Later, the leaders of Saguntum executed a Tartessian. This was a
