Guevara,_Spain
Guevara, Spain
Concejo in Álava, Spain
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.
Gebara | |
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The palace and ruins of the castle | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′37″N 2°30′41″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Álava |
| Comarca | Llanada Alavesa |
| Municipality | Barrundia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 64 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 01206 |
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]
- "Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas". GeoAraba. Diputación Foral de Álava. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 200. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1.
- Vera, Vicente (1915). Geografía general del País Vasco-Navarro. Provincia de Álava (in Spanish). pp. 405–409.
- Madoz, Pascual (1847). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (in Spanish). Vol. IX. p. 75.
- "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.
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