Deba is a town located in the province of

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, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of

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. The town centre is right on the sea, and the municipal district includes a series of country villages, such as Itziar,

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History

The town shares a name with the

Deba River The Deba River ( eu, Deba ibaia; es, río Deva) is a river in the Basque Country, Spain. It rises in Arlaban, into Araba province lands, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean, in the Bay of Biscay, in Deba Gipuzkoa Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzc ...

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. Shell deposits and bone harpoons may be found in many caves in the Deba municipal districts, and some of the figures in the

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shrine at Ekain further show the town's relationship to the sea. The town's origins date back to 1343. Sancho IV of Castile granted the citizens of "Monte-Real", in Itziar, a charter as a township in 1294. Subsequently, they moved closer to the coast and founded a new settlement that they called Monreal de Deba. In the 15th century, Deba enjoyed a period of splendour due to shipping, particularly with the export of wool from Castile and

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to various

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. In the 19th century the port declined and tourism rose. Deba has an annual festival called " San Roke festivities".

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