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Encyclopedia > Anboto

Anboto is a mountain of the Western Basque Country, belonging to the Gorbea Sierra and not far from the pass of Urkiolamendi between Durango and Vitoria-Gasteiz. The Basque Country (Euskal Herria in Basque) straddles the western Pyrenees mountains that define the border between France and Spain, extending down to the coast of the Bay of Biscay. ... Durango (IPA pronunciation ) is one of the constituent states of Mexico. ... This refers to a city in Spain. ...


It is one of the mountains more assocaited with ancient Basque goddess Mari Mari is the main character of Basque mythology, having, unlike other criatures that share the same imaginary enviroment, a god_like nature. ...

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Observer | Eta women emerge as top guns terror war (833 words)
Born in the Basque village of Escoriaza and known as 'Anboto', she is on track to replace Ignacio Gracía Arregi, arrested in France last weekend, as head of Eta's military apparatus.
Anboto is the only female member of Eta's executive committee, according to police sources quoted in the Spanish media.
Anboto is accused of participating in several bombings in Madrid, including one that killed seven people.
Mari (goddess) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1309 words)
Mari, Mari Urraca, Anbotoko Mari ("the lady of Anboto") and the possibly distinct Murumendiko Dama ("lady of Murumendi") was a goddess — a lamia — of the Basques.
The belief in Oñate was that the weather would be wet when she was in Anboto, dry when she was in Aloña.
She vanished at the time of his death and was said to have headed for the cave of Anboto.
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