Bergara (formerly, Vergara in Spanish) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. Guipúzcoa province Guipúzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish Guipúzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... 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. ...
A Enlightened center of education operated by the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País ("Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country") was the place where Faustino Elhúyar discovered wolfram. Enlightenment may refer to: Enlightenment (concept), a concept in mysticism, philosophy and psychology For the Hindu religious concept of enlightenment, see moksha For the Buddhist religious concept, see Bodhi, Satori For the Yoga concept of enlightenment, see Yogic Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment, a period in European history For the... Wolfram is: the original name for chemical element tungsten. ...
Durign the Carlist wars, it operated as the capital and royal court of the Carlists. Carlism was a conservative political movement in Spain, purporting to establish an alternative branch of the Bourbons in the Spanish throne. ...
It was there where the agreement symbolized in the Vergara Embrace between Maroto and Baldomero Espartero ended one of the Carlist wars. Baldomero Espartero (1793 - 1879) was a Spanish general and political figure. ...
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BERGARA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Information available in Spanish
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BERGARA (Vergara) of Course, this surname is basque, and the origin is clearly the Village of Bergara (a very nice village).
Then other houses derivated from this are:.- Bergara etxebarri (new house Bergara) in the quarter Basalgo of Bergara.- House Bergara in Hernani (Gipuzkoa),.- Bergara in Onate.- Bergara in Legazpia.- Bergara in Oiartzun,.- a name of House and surname derivated from Bergara is Bergareche or Bergaretxe (etxe means house).
Coat of arms: there are various, but here is the original of the house of Bergara: En oro un roble de sinople frutado de oro y un lobo de sable, atado con una cadena de sable al tronco.
This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
To be honest it wasn't the first choice but other hotels were not prepared to take 15 (ageing) blokes - their loss.However, top marks to the Duques de Bergara.
I had a good deal at 134 Euros a night, probably because I was part of a conference group....
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