Arriaga, Álava Explained

Arriaga
Settlement Type:Concejo
Pushpin Map:Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Basque Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Álava
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Vitoria-Gasteiz
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vitoria-Gasteiz
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:0
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:516
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Arriaga is a depopulated concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It has been absorbed into the city and is now part of the neighborhood of Lakua-Arriaga.

History

The first written reference to Arriaga is found in the of 1025, a document from the cartulary of the Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla.[2]

The village was notable for its proximity to the es|Campo de Arriaga|Arriaga Field, where the institutions that ruled Álava conducted meetings. The , as it came to be known, existed until its dissolution in 1332.[3] Arriaga came under the jurisdiction of Vitoria-Gasteiz already in 1258, when the Brotherhood of Arriaga relinquished several hamlets to Alfonso XI, in exchange of keeping their privileges.[4] Despite this, Arriaga continued to host the meetings of the brotherhood. In 1813, during the Battle of Vitoria, there was fighting in Arriaga for control of the bridge over the Zadorra.[5]

The construction of the modern neighborhood of Lakua-Arriaga started in the 1970s.[6] The area has since been fully integrated into the city. Aside from the parish church, only two buildings remain in the location of the hamlet.[7] The hamlet has been officially depopulated since 2003.[8] Due to this, the initiated in 2016 the process to dissolve the concejo.[9] However, as of 2023, Arriaga is still listed as a Spanish; Castilian: concejo.[1]

Heritage

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 7 November 2023 . 1 January 2022 . es.
  2. Web site: Martínez de Madina Salazar . Elena . Arriaga - Onomástica . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 7 November 2023 . es.
  3. Martínez Díez . Gonzalo . La cofradía alavesa de Arriaga . Anuario de historia del derecho español . 1972 . 5 . Madrid . es.
  4. Book: Martínez Martínez . Sergio . Arízaga Bolumburu . Beatriz . Vitoria en la Edad Media: Historia y desarrollo urbano . 2017 . B.A.B. . 978-84-617-8470-7 . 29 . es.
  5. Web site: Estornés Zubizarreta . Idoia . Idoia Estornés Zubizarreta . Arriaga - Historia . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 7 November 2023 . es.
  6. News: García . Alberto . Actur-Lacua: la "nueva ciudad" proyectada en Vitoria entre Gamarra y Ali-Gobeo . 7 November 2023 . Gasteiz Hoy . 14 August 2022 . es.
  7. News: Una visita a Arriaga . 7 November 2023 . El Correo . 1 March 2010 . es.
  8. Web site: Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional . Instituto Nacional de Estadística . 7 November 2023 . es.
  9. News: Desaparecen los concejos alaveses de Arriaga y Markina . 7 November 2023 . Noticias de Álava . 29 June 2016 . es.
  10. Web site: Erkizia Martikorena . Aintzane . Parroquia de San Vicente Mártir. Arriaga . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 7 November 2023 . es.
  11. Book: Enciso Viana . Emilio . Portilla Vitoria . Micaela Josefa . Eguía López de Sabando . José . Micaela Portilla . Llanada Occidental . 1975 . Obra Cultural de la Caja de Ahorros Municipal de Vitoria . 84-500-6992-0 . 263–268 . IV. Catálogo monumental Diócesis de Vitoria. es.
  12. News: Armentia . Iñaki . La ermita de San Juan de Arriaga y su gemela en Madrid . 7 November 2023 . Cadena SER . 6 June 2016 . es.