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ZUBEROA (MONUMENTAL HERITAGE) (Unassigned)

See ZUBEROA (Index Voice).The church of Berroeta.This church, which probably dated from the 11th century, became the parish church of Maul on when thi(...)Read the article

Donostia / San Sebastian. History (Place Names)

Main article Donostia / San SebastiánHistory of Donostia / San Sebastián from the Middle Ages to the end of the Franco regime.--Jatorrizko testua:&n(...)Read the article

La Real Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas (Social and Economic)

1728-1785Founded by Royal Decree of September 25, 1728, this trading company is the best example of a privileged joint-stock company of the 18th centu(...)Read the article

Battle of Roncesvalles (Concept)

Famous defeat suffered by the Frankish rearguard of Charlemagne when attacked by the Basques on August 15, 778. After several years of silence, it gav(...)Read the article

SAN SEBASTIAN INTERNATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY (Trainers)

San Sebastian International Cross Country. Before the series of international competitions began, the Cross of Nations had been held at the Lasarte Hi(...)Read the article

Charles II of Navarre the Bad (Monarchy and Nobility)

Titular King of Navarre, Count of Evreux. Born in 1332, he reigned from 7 October 1349 until 1387, the year of his death.He was the son of Joan II, Qu(...)Read the article

GUEVARA HOUSE (Unassigned)

There are many problems posed by the genealogy of the House of Guevara up to the fourteenth century. The classic versions of Fernán Pérez de Ayala ((...)Read the article

Párraga Macorra, Ciriaco (Painters)

Painter and draftsman. Born in Torrelavega on December 23, 1902, he passed away on September 19, 1973.Around the age of eight, he entered the School o(...)Read the article

LEMONIZ NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (Industries)

Lemóniz nuclear power plant. Nuclear power plant equipped with two 930 megawatt plants located in the Basordas cove, Armintza and Bakio (Bizkaia). I(...)Read the article

Fernando I de Navarra y II de Aragón (Monarchy and Nobility)

Titular King of Aragon, consort of Castile, and, by conquest, of Navarre. He was born in Sos (Aragon) on March 10, 1452, the son of John II of Aragonâ(...)Read the article

IBAÑETA (Mountains)

A trans-Pyrenean pass at an altitude of 1,057 m that links Upper Navarre with the former Sixth Merindad de Ultrapuertos, or Lower Navarre. This eminen(...)Read the article

Emakume Abertzale Batza (Associations)

Women's Association of the Basque Nationalist Party . Its activities cover two periods separated by seven years of dictatorship and one of transition (...)Read the article

BOY, GIRL (THE ABANDONED CHILD) (Unassigned)

Despite the very high rates of illegitimate births recorded in the Basque Country during the Modern Age, child abandonment was very rare. It would see(...)Read the article

MUNICIPAL SAVINGS BANK OF VITORIA (1895-1990) (Services)

Foundation .Once the Savings Bank and the Monte de Piedad de Madrid had been established, in 1839 the State Government ordered the opening of Savings (...)Read the article

Charcoal. History (Concept)

Charcoal, made from beech, chestnut, or oak, has been of great importance in past centuries for fueling forges. The charcoal burners [ ikazki ak ] wor(...)Read the article

CELTS (Lexicon)

For centuries, the so-called Iberian peoples had established themselves in many Pyrenean valleys and neighboring plains, especially in the basins of t(...)Read the article

Ortiz Alfau, Rafael (Painters)

Painter. Born in Bilbao in 1935, he died in the same city on January 28, 2000.A largely self-taught painter, he studied Modern Art in Paris 1961 and (...)Read the article

TUBAL (Lexicon)

Grandson of the biblical patriarch Noah, Tubal was, according to some ancient authors, the one who populated Iberia after the Flood. Flavius ​​Jos(...)Read the article

Uruñuela Echevarría, Jesús (Painters)

Biscayan painter, born in Bilbao on December 29, 1898. He died in Bilbao in 1976.A disciple of Manuel Losada , he learned drawing from the caricaturis(...)Read the article

Vélez, Luisi (Painters)

San Sebastian painter born in March 1946 and died on April 6, 2023.He began painting at the age of 15, first with Ascensio Martiarena , and then with (...)Read the article