Begoña or more puristically but also more rarely spelled ''Begoina'', meaning 'the lower foot' (of
Mount Artxanda), is a historical municipality of
Biscay (
Basque Country
Basque Country may refer to:
* Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, País Vasco, link=no), also called , an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain (shown in pink on the map)
* French Basque Country o ...
,
Spain) which was incorporated into
Bilbao in 1925.
Originally it included all the uplands south and east of the medieval walled town, which now form the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and parts of the 5th urban districts of Bilbao. Nowadays the name is limited to the district including
Santutxu,
Bolueta and ''Begoña'' proper, a small residential neighbourhood between the
Basilica of Begoña and the garden area of Etxebarria Park.
A notable person with this given name is
Begoña Gómez Martín, a Spanish Olympic judoka. Due to its association with a church dedicated to
Our Lady of Begoña, the name of the neighbourhood is also a popular name of women in the Basque Country and also in some other Spanish-speaking areas.
Sights
Districts of Bilbao
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