Automatically translated from Basque, translation may contain errors. More information here. Elhuyarren itzultzaile automatikoaren logoa

Urbasa Palace is shown in red

  • Sierra de Urbasa (Navarra), 1699. The construction works of a palace by order of the Marquis de Bakedano, Fernando Ramírez, began in that isolated place and ended six years later.
Urbasako jauregia ostatu izan zen Etxeberri enpresariak 1915ean erosi eta gero.
Zarata mediatikoz beteriko garai nahasiotan, merkatu logiketatik urrun eta irakurleengandik gertu dagoen kazetaritza beharrezkoa dela uste baduzu, ARGIA bultzatzera animatu nahi zaitugu. Geroz eta gehiago gara, jarrai dezagun txikitik eragiten.

The order, in principle, came from higher; the prosecutor of the Kingdom of Spain decided that a palace and a prison were needed there, communicated his decision to the court of the Council of King and gave the order to the marquess, who had in his hands the civil and criminal jurisdiction of Urbased Andía.

The Marquis of Andía probably did not need it, so the Bakeberries had never had a solitary home, although for two centuries it belonged to the marquis of the property. However, it caused them headaches; before half a century, the building was about to fall, so they had to do renovation work.

They lived there only the servants of the Marquis and his chaplain. The pastors in the area, the farmers and those who went through it, at least, took refuge for a long time.

In 1915 it was bought by the entrepreneur Etxabarri of Olazti, who was dedicated to the wood sector, and converted into a hostel. The shelter, which was closed in 1976, is in an increasingly worse situation, despite the fact that it has been in the hands of the Government of Navarra since 1990.

Therefore, the Spanish institution Hispania Nostra, in charge of the protection of the cultural and natural heritage of the Spanish State, has included in its Red List the palace of Urbasa to denounce its loss. In total, in this list are currently 38 spaces and buildings of Hego Euskal Herria, among them the Teatro Bellas Artes de San Sebastián, the tower house of Zubileta de Barakaldo, the monastery of Santa María de Toloño, the weapon of Orbaizeta… But fortunately, in this crowded map there were red points that appear, today, green points.

One of them is very close to Urbasa in Eulate. It is a Cabo de los Alvarez palace, a Renaissance building destroyed in the Carlists Wars in 1835 by General Córdova. Two towers and one of their facades were still standing, but in an unfortunate state, until in 2010 the City of Eulate cleaned the Zarzal and fixed its editions.


You are interested in the channel: Ondare arkitektonikoa
Monument to the Fallen of Pamplona
Relatives of the gunmen ask not to use the name of Marvels Lamberto
The Association of Relatives of Shot Men of Navarra has strongly criticized the agreement reached by EH Bildu, Geroa Bai and PSN on the Memorial to the Fallen in Pamplona. He says that there are better places to do "pedagogy" and that the interpretation center will be made a... [+]

Ancora denounces to the Ertzaintza the "clandestine works" of the Fine Arts Building of San Sebastian
The Ancora Association has submitted a complaint to the Ertzaintza for the "clandestine works" being carried out in the Fine Arts Building. In fact, on September 30, Ancorá recorded a letter in the City Hall in which he denounced that the protected envelope of the Fine Arts... [+]

Eneko Tuduri Zubilhgh,Doctor of Art History
"It is a systematic destruction of the heritage of San Sebastian"
Eneko Tuduri Zubilwaukee (Centro, 1990) works in teaching and historical research. Doctor in History of Art, wrote a thesis inspired by the mural paintings of some ancient churches in Navarra. For a while he has been a member of the Ancora Association and has been very attentive... [+]

Exhibition in Ablitas of one of the most important Roman mosaics found in the Basque Country
The great Roman mosaic discovered in 2017 at the site of El Villar has been restored and exhibited in the house of culture of Ablitas. The 4th century villa or farm occupies an area of 40,000 square meters and is believed to be in its entirety, although only a small section has... [+]

Mizerino discusses

Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Upper Ancient Council of Egypt, recently presented the gigantic restoration project of the Mizerino pyramid: They will cover the man's smallest pyramid with granite blocks to regain its original appearance. Although Waziri has... [+]


2023-12-22 | Ula Iruretagoiena
Territorio e arquitectura
Caseríos

Recentemente tivemos unha aparición arquitectónica na Escola de Arquitectura de San Sebastián. No marco dunha tese doutoral e da man do arquitecto Ibon Telleria, presentouse unha variante do coñecemento do caserío vasco. A achega di que a construción inicial dos caseríos... [+]


2023-05-03 | Ula Iruretagoiena
Territory and architecture
Caserío de Hondarribia

The rural environment has become a dredging event, mediated by the shotgun and the excavator. According to one of the news reports, it was called Moskenea and has been killed. Its meat was made of stone and wood, but its disappearance has caused impact and sadness. He lived long... [+]


A 400-year-old farmhouse is shot down in Hondarribia to make a chalet
The excavators have recently demolished the Moxkanea farmhouse in the Zimizarga district of Hondarribia. The first references to the farmhouse date back to 1663 and maintained the architectural typology that then spread through the Bidasoa and Lapurdi valley. He says the City... [+]

Seroras
Guardians of public heritage at the destination of ecclesiastical authorities
The Seroras were women in charge of the care of the churches of the villages and were known throughout the Basque Country from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. But their role was not the same in all territories, nor in all times. These women publicly stood out in local... [+]

Former Tudela prison
One of the main foci of the repression of 1936 in the destination of urban projects
In the 1936 war, the San Francisco de Tudela convent building was used as a jail. Hundreds of Republican prisoners were imprisoned there and many were shot. Faced with the possibility of being named Place of Historical Memory, the PSN and Navarra Suma have removed from the... [+]

2023-01-13 | Hala Bedi
Demolition of a protected building for the construction of a private macro-residence for the elderly in Foronda
The Diputación Foral de Álava has started a study in the area of the Marqués de Foronda Palace to resolve the demolition of a protected building on the plot for the construction of a macro-residence.

2022-07-22 | Ula Iruretagoiena
Territory and architecture
Beauty

What is the most beautiful building in the city? Ranking beauty in the guidelines for visiting a city is an exercise that is constantly being carried out, and someone decides on a homogenised and consensual concept of beauty about the truth of what exists. There is news in... [+]


Eguneraketa berriak daude