Guevara, Spain

Concejo in Álava, Spain
Concejo in Basque Country, Spain
Coat of arms of Gebara
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42°53′37″N 2°30′41″W / 42.8936°N 2.5114°W / 42.8936; -2.5114CountrySpainAutonomous communityBasque CountryProvinceÁlavaComarcaLlanada AlavesaMunicipalityBarrundiaArea • Total3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi)Elevation
551 m (1,808 ft)Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total64 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)Postal code
01206

Gebara (Spanish: Guevara) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Barrundia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It is a former municipality located on the banks of the Zadorra river.

History

The origins of Gebara are uncertain. Koldo Mitxelena and Joaquín Gorrochategui [es] have suggested that the toponyms Gébala (Γέβαλα) and Gabálaika (Γαβάλαικα) mentioned in Ptolemy's works as cities of the Varduli could correspond to modern Gebara.[3]

Records are mute during the early Middle Ages, with the first mention occurring in a document from the 11th century about the counts of Oñati.[citation needed] Gebara played an important role during the War of the Bands of the late Middle Ages as the stronghold of the Ladrón de Guevara [es] family. It was during this time that the castle [es] was built. Located on top of a hill, the castle was destroyed during the First Carlist War. The Tower-palace of Guevara is located at the foot of the hill, close to the Church of the Assumption.[4]

The Brotherhood of Gebara (Spanish: Hermandad de Guevara) formerly administered the village of Gebara, as well as Elgea [es], Etura [es] and Urizar [es].[5] After the municipal reforms of the 19th century, the old brotherhood was converted into a municipality. By 1887, the municipality had been merged into Barrundia.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas". GeoAraba. Diputación Foral de Álava. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 200. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1.
  4. ^ Vera, Vicente (1915). Geografía general del País Vasco-Navarro. Provincia de Álava (in Spanish). pp. 405–409.
  5. ^ Madoz, Pascual (1847). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (in Spanish). Vol. IX. p. 75.
  6. ^ "Variaciones de los municipios de España desde 1842" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Administrations. October 2008. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

External links

  • Media related to Guevara-Gebara at Wikimedia Commons
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