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Palace Of Vélaz De Medrano
The Palace of Vélaz de Medrano (Basque: ''Vélaz de Medranotarren Gaztelua-Jauregia''; Spanish: ''Palacio de Vélaz de Medrano'', also known as ''Castillo Palacio de Cabo de Armería de los Vélaz de Medrano de Igúzquiza'') is a historic castle-palace located in Igúzquiza, Igúzquiza, Navarre, within the valley of ''Santesteban de la Solana''.Castillos de España (volume III), VV.AA., Editorial Everest, S.A., León, 1997, Pg. 1.845 It served as a '':es:Palacio_de_cabo_de_armería, palacio de cabo de armería'' (armory corporal) of the Kingdom of Navarre in the Merindad#Merindad of Estella, ''merindad'' of Estella, and stood as the Family seat, ancestral seat and principal residence of the noble Medrano family, the hereditary lords of the Basque señoríos, Basque lordship of Igúzquiza for centuries. From their fortified castle-palace, they safeguarded the routes leading from Álava and Logroño, while defending the valley of ''Santesteban de la Solana''. Today, the building rem ...
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Igúzquiza
Igúzquiza () is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Igúzquiza is 4 km from Estella and 50.03 km from the capital of the community, Pamplona. It covers an area of 18.02 km² (roughly 6.95 miles) and Its population in 2023 was 301 inhabitants. Municipality The municipality of Igúzquiza is composed of the councils and places of Ázqueta, Igúzquiza, Labeaga, and Urbiola. This district has functioned as an independent municipality since 1846, the year in which the municipality of Valle de Santesteban de la Solana, to which the entire set of localities belonged, ceased to exist. This included the present municipalities of Arróniz, Barbarin, Luquin, and Villamayor de Monjardín. Lordship The ancient lordship of Igúzquiza was perpetually held by the noble Medrano family. These lords of Igúzquiza were one of 74 nobles who had a seat in the noble estate of the Courts of Navarre within the ancient nobility. The Ho ...
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República Mista
''República Mista'' (English language, English: Mixed Republic) is a seven-part politics-related treatise from the Spanish Golden Age, authored by the Basque-Castilian nobleman, philosopher and statesman Tomás Fernández de Medrano, Lord of Valdeosera, of which only the first part was ever printed. Originally published in Madrid in 1602 pursuant to a Decree, royal decree from King Philip III of Spain, dated 25 September 1601, the work was written in Early Modern Spanish, early modern Spanish and Latin, and explores a Doctrine, doctrinal framework of governance rooted in a mixed political model that combines elements of monarchy, aristocracy, and timocracy. Structured as the first volume in a planned series of seven, the treatise examines three foundational precepts of governance, religion, obedience, and justice, rooted in ancient Roman philosophy and their application to contemporary governance. Within the mirrors for princes genre, Medrano emphasizes the moral and Spirituality ...
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Olejua
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Etayo
Etayo () is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur .... References External links ETAYO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Municipalities in Navarre {{navarre-geo-stub ...
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Los Arcos
Los Arcos is a town and Spanish municipality, in the Chartered Community of Navarre, situated in the administrative division of Estella, in the region of East Estella and is 62 km from the capital of the community, Pamplona Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl .... Its population in 2013 was 1182 inhabitants (INE). (Arkoeta in euskera) Economy The workforce mainly lives of agriculture, although workers are very much divided between the primary and secondary sectors: :* 35% Primary sector :* 40% Secondary sector :* 25% Commerce and services sectors. : Agriculture is the main dedication of its inhabitants. It presents typical Mediterranean characteristics, such as vine and olive cultivation. Both wheat and barley and vine are cultivated both in rainfed and ir ...
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Sesma
Sesma is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. It was the scene of action between Liberals under Narciso Lopez, and Carlists under Mendiry, during the First Carlist War, on 5th. November 1834 following the Carlist victory at Vitoria Vitoria or Vitória may refer to: People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Sofia Vitória ( .... References External links SESMA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Municipalities in Navarre {{navarre-geo-stub ...
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Montejurra
Montejurra in Spanish and Jurramendi in Basque are the names of a mountain in Navarre region (Spain). Each year, it hosts a Carlist celebration in remembrance of the 1873 Battle of Montejurra during the Third Carlist War. In 2004, approximately 1,000 persons turned out. Between 1960 and 1971, the Carlists published a monthly magazine named '' Montejurra''. On 9 May 1976, during the Spanish Transition, far right-wing gunmen supported by the Spanish secret services, killed two people at a ceremony held by the left-wing Carlist Party The Carlist Party (, , , , ; PC) is a Spanish political party that considers itself as a successor to the historical tradition of Carlism. The party was founded in 1970, although it remained illegal until 1977 following the death of the caudill .... This became known as the Montejurra Incidents. The Carlist Party organizes an annual gathering at Montejurra, where Carlists and other leftists honor the dead. External links Montejurra Events M ...
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Arellano, Navarre
Arellano is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the provinces of Spain, province and autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. References External links Official web of the town ARELLANO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
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