Lekuona Etxebeste, Miren Arantzazu

83 articles

REY DE LA FABA (Entities)

An ancient institution of the Royal Court of Navarre, in which on the day of Epiphany a poor child was crowned and presented and entertained by the ki(...)Read the article

Gámiz, Pedro de (Painters)

16th-century painter from Vitoria . In 1564 he painted the Chapel of the Kings in San Pedro de Vitoria. We know that in 1572 he joined Andrés de MiaÃ(...)Read the article

AIZPITARTE MENDIA, Francisco (Religious People)

Francisco Aizpitarte Mendia (Beizama, Gipuzkoa, October 2, 1955) is a Basque Catholic priest linked to the Diocese of San Sebastián, recognized for h(...)Read the article

Agirre López, José (Ethnographers)

Ethnographer. Born in 1884. He studied Fine Arts in Madrid and Munich. He died in 1940.Director of the San Telmo Museum in San Sebastián 1919 and 19(...)Read the article

Agirre Azpiazu, María Dolores (Literary Figures)

Author in Basque born in Errezil (Gipuzkoa) on 8 June 1903. She died in San Sebastián on 26 July 1997.She studied teaching and settled in San Sebasti(...)Read the article

March of Oriamendi (Musicals)

The "Marcha de Oriamendi" is a hymn composed by the maestro José Juan Santesteban to commemorate the liberal victory over the Carlists on the mountai(...)Read the article

History of Pharmacy (Concept)

The word "pharmacy" derives from the Greek word pharmakon (remedy). However, the desire to cure illness has existed since the dawn of humanity, even b(...)Read the article

Aizarna Etxabeguren, Santiago (Literary Figures)

Writer and journalist born in Oiartzun (Gipuzkoa) on 1 August 1928 and died in Donostia on 9 October 2025.He was actively involved in the cultural lif(...)Read the article

Agirre Igoa, Miguel Angel (Instrumentalist)

A musician from Gipuzkoa (piano), born in Hernani in 1970. He completed his musical studies at the San Sebastián Higher Conservatory, where he studie(...)Read the article

Pop-Rock in the Basque Country (Concept)

It has been called pop or pop-rock music the music made internationally from the 1950-60s onwards, under the main influence of the new Anglo-Saxon rhy(...)Read the article

Aizarna Azula, Xabier (Politicians and Public Officials)

Xabier Aizarna Azula was a prominent political figure from Gipuzkoa within the PNV, serving as the first democratic Diputado General of Gipuzkoa after(...)Read the article

Ibáñez Gorostidi, Francisco (Singers)

Paco Ibañez .A singer-songwriter from Gipuzkoa, born in the "Apakintza" farmhouse in Aduna on 20 November 1934, the son of a Basque mother and a Vale(...)Read the article

Aguirre Fernández, Javier (Directors)

Film director. Born in San Sebastián on 13 June 1935.Author of more than 40 films, including short films and feature films. In 1956, he joined the In(...)Read the article

AGIRRE ITURRALDE, BIZENTE (Handball)

Akigarria. Pelota player. Born in Altzaga, the frontons of Azpeitia and Tolosa were the scene of his early performances. His father, a well-to-do farm(...)Read the article

Sada, Pedro de (Politicians and Public Officials)

A 17th-century Navarrese figure, born in Corella in 1621. Knight of Santiago. Governor of Guatemala and Peru. Died in 1699.Read the article

Jazz Festival (Festivals-Events)

It began in the summer of 1966 in San Sebastián, gaining in quality and popular response year after year. Having been held in the Plaza de la Trinida(...)Read the article

TXISTORRA (Lexicon)

Basque name for a fresh sausage, smaller in diameter than longaniza, with a filling composed of bacon and meat, predominantly pork, seasoned with salt(...)Read the article

Colonialism (Concept)

Colonialism itself is a doctrine that during the 19th and 20th centuries sought to justify the control and exploitation of numerous territories by Wes(...)Read the article

GARAGARZA, Fortún Ibáñez (Biographies)

Partisan, he signed the truce of Abenda or with Bilbao in 1353. Ref . Juan Carlos Guerra.Read the article

AGUIRRE CORTAJARENA, Antonio (Athletics)

An athlete from Guipúzcoa born on 13 June 1932 in Urnieta, who took part in the Cross Country World Championships in 1954 and 1955. Records: 5:53.0 ((...)Read the article