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ABADÍA DE BELLOC (Monasteries)

Benedictine monastery founded in Belloc (Urt, Laburdi) by Father Augustine Bastres, from Saint-Pée, Laburdi. In 1874, the Basque novices of the Bened(...)Read the article

Beristain Amallobieta, Félix (Painters)

Painter born in Ondarroa, Bizkaia, on 16 July 1937.His vocation for painting awoke in him from a very early age. The numerous painters who came to do (...)Read the article

MALLOAS DE ARALAR (Mountains)

This is the traditional name given to the meadows hanging over the Araiz valley in Navarre, but today, by extension, it is applied to the whole of the(...)Read the article

Iñurrategi Iriarte, Alberto and Félix (Mountain)

Gipuzkoan mountaineers, born in Aretxabaleta. Felix was born on April 1, 1967 and Alberto on November 3, 1968.These two mountaineers have been the max(...)Read the article

IBAÑEZ (Surnames)

Surname in the Léniz Valley (Gipuzkoa), Bedoña, Mondragón (Gipuzkoa) and surrounding areas, it spread to Bilbao (Bizkaia) and Santander. It also ex(...)Read the article

University of Oñati. History (Universities)

An academic institution created in the 16th century whose life lasted, with ups and downs due to its precarious economic situation, until the 20th cen(...)Read the article

IDOIA (Hermits)

Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Idoia. It is in Navarre, in the municipality of Isaba. It is located 15 minutes from the town, opposite the centre of (...)Read the article

Baztandarren Biltzarra (Concept)

This is the name given to the most representative festival in the Baztan valley. It has been held on the Sunday after or before the festival of Santia(...)Read the article

KASKAROT (Lexicon)

Cascarote. A racial minority established in Laburdi in the coastal area, especially in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Ziburu and Urruña. Their origin is unknown,(...)Read the article

KOORDINADORA ABERTZALE SOZIALISTA (Associations)

Political organisation created in the summer of 1975 to coordinate the various groups that had emerged around ETA: ETA PM, ETA M, EHAS, LAIA, LAB LAK.(...)Read the article

ARABS (Lexicon)

History. From the beginning of the Muslim invasion and, above all, from the invasion of the upper Ebro basin, the first armed contacts the Basques and(...)Read the article

Laffitte Mesa, Irene (Painters)

A painter from Gipuzkoa, born in San Sebastian on 7 August 1941, she belongs to a well-known family from San Sebastian.She began her pictorial studies(...)Read the article

GEOGRAPHY (SCIENCE) (Unassigned)

See GEOGRAPHY (Index voice).Read the article

Labèguerie, Michel (Politicians and Public Officials)

Poet, singer-songwriter and politician from Laburd, born in Uztaritze on 4 March 1921. Died on 28 July 1980 in Toulouse.Son of a modest family (blacks(...)Read the article

NEW VIZCAYA (Place Names)

State of Mexico, currently Durango. Conquered and colonised by Francisco de Ibarra, it has an area of 98,470 square metres and 919,000 inhabitants, 13(...)Read the article

MARROQUÍN (Surnames)

Marrokin. A surname from Vizcaya, a branch of the Salcedo lineage, widespread throughout Las Encartaciones and other parts of Vizcaya. According to th(...)Read the article

MATÍA CALVO, Jose (Businessmen)

Businessman and philanthropist from Alava born in Llodio on 6 June 1806. Dedicated to trade in Manila (1821) as a clerk in a strong house, he left it (...)Read the article

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

ARRONA (Place Names)

Church of the municipality of Zestoa, Azpeitia judicial district (Gipuzkoa). It is located on the left bank of the Urola River on a small hill, the U(...)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