Arostegi, Agustín

123 articles

Aranzabal Salegi, Faustino (Painters)

Painter from Guipuzcoa, born in San Sebastian in 1968.Graduated in Applied Arts in Zaragoza in 1989. From 1987-89 he attended a series of painting wor(...)Read the article

MARTÍNEZ DE LAS RIVAS, José María (Businessmen)

A pioneering businessman in Biscayan industry, he was born in Bilbao in 1850 and died in Madrid in 1913.He acquired the San Francisco del Desierto fac(...)Read the article

Calleja, Seve (Literary Figures)

Writer and critic of children's and young people's fiction, born in Zamora in 1953, although he has lived in the Basque Country since he was a child, (...)Read the article

SOTA ABURTO, Ramon de la (Businessmen)

Biscayan politician and financier, son of Sir Ramón de la Sota y Llano, born in Getxo in 1887. A student of Resurrección María de Azkue in his yout(...)Read the article

Azkarate, Isabel (Photographers)

Photographer from Guipuzcoa, born in San Sebastian in 1950.She studied at the International Centre of Photography in Barcelona and later attended vari(...)Read the article

Epalza López de Lerena, Domingo (Politicians and Public Officials)

Politician, born in Bilbao on 26 October 1884. He died in Donibane Lohitzune (San Juan de Luz) on 18 March 1956.He studied law at the University of De(...)Read the article

Ariño Altuna, Santos (Singers)

Baritone born in Caracas (Venezuela) in 1954.He made his first musical studies with his mother Luke Altuna. He began his singing studies with Professo(...)Read the article

Maristas (Schools)

Institute of the Marist Brothers of Education. Religious institute founded by the French Blessed Marcellin Champagnat, born on 20 May 1789 in Le Rosay(...)Read the article

Maeztu Whitney, María de (Teachers)

Pedagogue from Alava, pioneer of modern pedagogy and women's liberation in Spain. She was born in Vitoria on 18 July 1881, to a father from Alava (an (...)Read the article

Sota Mac Mahon, Ramon de la (Military)

Head of the "Basque Services" of the Basque exile in Argentina. Born in Bilbao on 27 September 1915, died in 1971.During the Second World War he belon(...)Read the article

Castellano de la Puente, Rafael (Columnists)

Writer and journalist born in Madrid in 1943, although his whole life has been linked to the Basque Country.Although as a young man he devoted himself(...)Read the article

Loma Arguelles, José María de (Military)

Liberal general, born in Salinas de Añana (Álava) in 1822 and died in 1893.When he was still very young (16 years old), he joined the army as a(...)Read the article

PÉREZ DE CALLEJA, Antxon (Economists)

A Gipuzkoan economist, born in Zarautz in 1943, he was Director of the Business Division of the Caja Laboral Popular (Popular Labor Fund); author of t(...)Read the article

Ayestarán Picabea, Antxon (Managers)

Musician from Guipuzcoa, born in the Unanue-Berri farmhouse in the Añorga neighbourhood of Donostia on 14 April 1939. He died in a traffic accident i(...)Read the article

Battle of La Peña Lemona (Concept)

During the 1936-1939 war, the possession of Peña Lemona was fiercely disputed by both sides. Its proximity to the Bilbao Belt -4 Kms. - and to the Bi(...)Read the article

AMAÑA, Andoni (Boxing)

Antonio Sáez. Boxer born in Salamanca on 25 April 1953, settled early in Eibar, Gipuzkoa.Spanish Welterweight Champion in 1977; champion on five occa(...)Read the article

BASAGOITI ZABALA, Alfontso (Businessmen)

Biscayan businessman born in Madrid in 1948. Graduate in Economics. In 1983 he was appointed deputy for the Treasury and Finance of the Provincial Cou(...)Read the article

Urbeltz Navarro, Juan Antonio (Anthropologists)

Anthropologist and folklorist. Born in Pamplona in 1940 and living in San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa).In 1958, she joined the Goizaldi dance group and in 19(...)Read the article

INASMET Foundation (Entities)

The foundation has its origins in the Technical Association of Foundrymen of Guipuzcoa (ATFG). This association was founded in 1962 and its Metallurgi(...)Read the article

BAZTARRICA GARIJO, José María (Traders)

In 2004 he was utive Chairman of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. (CAF) in Beasain, a position he had held since 1991.Translated with (...)Read the article