Viana is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the province and autonomous community of
Navarre
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
, northern
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
.
Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia (; ca-valencia, Cèsar Borja ; es, link=no, César Borja ; 13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was an Italian ex- cardinal and '' condottiero'' (mercenary leader) of Aragonese (Spanish) origin, whose fight for power was a major ...
is buried there.
Viana is on the
French Way
The French Way ( gl, Camiño francés, es, Camino francés, , literally the "way of the Franks") is the GR 65 and the most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James ( es, Camino de Santiago), the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Co ...
path of the
Camino de Santiago.
Demography
Notable people
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José Antonio Lacayo de Briones y Palacios
José Antonio Lacayo de Briones y Palacios (1679–1756) was a Spanish " intendant" or "intendente" (a type of viceroyal governor) who held the position of governor in two countries in Central America during the Spanish colonial period. He was Go ...
, born there in 1679, was Governor of Costa Rica (1713 to 1717) and Nicaragua (1740 to 1745) during Spanish colonial times.
* Francisco Gonzalez de Ibarra, a missionary active in
Southern California
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between 1820 and 1840, was a native of Viana, born there in 1782.
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Jesús Elizalde Sainz de Robles
Jesús Elías Francisco Elizalde Sainz de Robles (1907–1980) was a Spanish Carlist politician. He served in the Cortes in two separate strings: during the Second Republic in 1936 and during Francoism in 1954-1958. In 1938-1939 he was a member ...
(1907-1980),
Carlist
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politician
See also
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Prince of Viana
The Prince or Princess of Viana ( es, Príncipe de Viana, eu, Vianako Printzea) is one of the titles of the heir of the Crown of Spain. Other associated titles originate from the rest of the kingdoms that formed Spain: Prince of Asturias, Prin ...
References
External links
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Viana.- Medieval History of NavarreCiudad de Viana (City of Viana) translated to english
Municipalities in Navarre
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