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429:. They demanded that La Rioja should be united with the establishment of boundaries equal to those that the ancient inhabitants of this land had known before the different administrative divisions of the Spanish State took place from the middle of the 18th century onwards, with the creation of the intendancies and the consequent division of La Rioja region into several of them. These claims had a clear identity component. In order to achieve the union, various arguments were put forward, such as those presented by the enlightened Martín Fernández de Navarrete in his
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408:, governed by a viceroy until 1841, when it was considered just another province. It should also be noted that this map should not be considered a political map of La Rioja, since this region was not given a provincial administrative framework until 1821, and was given its current demarcation in 1833. It should also be noted that the aforementioned map of Tomás López was criticized by illustrious people of the time for having several inaccuracies, such as not including some parts of the region of La Rioja.
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born, towards another more oriented to the economy, where the cultivation of the vine and the passage of the road to
Santiago marked the new orientation of the populations. From the 16th century onwards, vineyards and wine, together with olive oil, clearly marked the economy of the region, and the name by which the region was known began to decline and was superseded by the more commonly used names of
456:, the creation of a province for the Rioja region was again proposed, this time to be called the province of Logroño due to the obligation to give each province the name of its capital and in which the whole of the Navarrese Sonsierra was also included. However, in 1833 the boundaries of the province were rectified to leave them as are known today.
195:, to the west, and the Soto de Íñigo Galíndez (today known as Soto Galindo in Viana), to the east. The northern and southern limits are marked by the Cantabria mountains and the Ebro River respectively. The conflicts of the Navarrese king with Castile meant that in a few years, the Ebro river valley had new towns. Thus, in 1172
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At the end of the 18th century, the first complaints began to be heard about the situation in which La Rioja found itself and voices began to be heard demanding, in their own words, the administrative reunification of La Rioja region, with the creation of a province for it. These came especially from
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In 934 the
Castilian Count Fernán González granted the document known as the "false vows of Fernán González". Within the extensive list of inhabited nuclei cited in the document, some place names that could be considered the first data that appear in a written document in medieval times about these
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After the
Castilian conquest and the last attempts of reconquest by the Navarrese monarch, from 1521 the region enjoyed a long period of peace, since the border was moved to the Pyrenees. From then on, the towns underwent transformations that modified the defensive character with which they were
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Around 1427 the town with the largest number of houses was
Laguardia with 444, followed by San Vicente with 379 and Viana, with 349 houses. Grouped by villas plus their hamlets, Laguardia had 1906 houses, San Vicente 554, Labraza 55 and Viana 437. This must have been a very bloody period, both
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Although the kings of
Navarre repeatedly claimed the lands of the Sonsierra from Don Enrique and later from Isabella and Ferdinand, not only they, but all of Navarre, would be occupied by Ferdinand in 1512 and annexed to the crown of Castile.
397:. The territory covered by the map was, at that time, assigned to the intendancies of Burgos, Soria and Álava, as a result of the administrative division of Spain into intendancies carried out by Floridablanca in the 18th century.
283:, which included the whole of the Sonsierra of Navarre as well as other places. Shortly after, during the civil wars of Navarre, a part of this principality fell into Castilian hands, never to return to the Pyrenean kingdom again.
448:", which would also include all the Sonsierra of Navarre, including Viana and La Rioja Alavesa. However, the proposed division of the Spanish State remained without effect due to the absolutist reaction of
315:, in April of 1463, to settle the questions arisen between Castile and Aragon, the Sonsierra and the party of Los Arcos, were in pledge to no longer return to the crown of Navarre the first of them while
857:"Estudio comparativo del patrimonio urbanístico y monumental en las seis villas de Frontera: Salinillas de Buradón, Labastida, San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Laguardia, Labraza y Viana (2ª parte)"
307:, helped the latter to recover the throne of Navarre; he obtained the surrender of Laguardia, San Vicente, Viana and Los Arcos, which Gonzalo Saavedra occupied with the Castilian army. In the
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In 1466, Enrique IV ordered the inhabitants of the
Sonsierra to accede to the Brotherhood of Álava to fight against the thieves and thieves that took refuge, jumping to this part from Álava.
47:, although this has lost, by its current administrative delimitation, other municipalities that historically and geographically formed a whole one with the current wine region.
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Thus, in 1821 it was proposed to modify the provincial distribution of the
Spanish State and, due to the claims of La Rioja, a province was formed for La Rioja, to be called "
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Cantabria mountain range, from the shells of Haro in the west to the Linares river in the east, in the south and west by the
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991:"Fiscalidad, demografía y sociedad en torno a 1427:: las fronteras meridionales del reino de Navarra con la Rioja castellana"
663:"Fiscalidad, demografía y sociedad en torno a 1427:: las fronteras meridionales del reino de Navarra con la Rioja castellana"
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His successor, Sancho VII granted a charter to the town of
Labraza, renaming it San Cristóbal de Labraza, in September 1196.
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Map of La Rioja divided into Upper and Lower Rioja, with the part of the
Sonsierra, which is commonly called Rioja Alavesa
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in 1769, La Rioja appears. In it, La Rioja Alavesa is mentioned, together with its denomination of Sonsierra de Navarra.
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In 1462, the Count of Foix, husband of Doña Leonor in Navarre, taking advantage of the Castilian crisis, seized
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and the Sonsierra; he arrived at the gates of Alfaro without success and finally had to evacuate Calahorra.
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Map of the civil war of Navarre, with the capture by Castile of the region of Laguardia and Los Arcos.
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In February 1219, Sancho VII "the Strong" re-founded Viana, granting it a charter.
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Spanish region that extends through the province of Alava, of La Rioja and Navarre
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The lands of the former Sonsierra of Navarre are currently divided into three
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The charters of these four towns are a copy, if possible improved, of the
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was founded, in 1195 a foundation charter was granted to San Cristóbal de
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Demography in the Sonsierra around the second quarter of the 15th century
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in 1172 granted the charter of Laguardia to San Vicente de la Sonsierra.
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In its beginnings, this region was called "La Guardia" since in 1164
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and the situation returned to the previous one. In 1822, during the
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The geographical limits are clearly defined in the north by the
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Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, 759-1076, Doc. Nº 22
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Provincial division in the first decades of the 19th century
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For more than five centuries it formed a region within the
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geographical region that extends through the south of the
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Map of La Rioja divided into Upper, Lower and Alavesa by
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In the northeastern part, it is shown as bordering the
641:"La Sonsierra y la hidalguía de la casa de San Meder"
137:, opposite the mouth of the Leza river in the Ebro.
931:"Cuando Tudela, Laguardia o Tarazona eran La Rioja"
886:"Metáfora de La Concha. "La Gran Rioja" - bermemar"
747:
Colección diplomática de la Rioja, Tomo II, doc. 33
431:Carta de un riojano a un señor diputado en cortes
105:" until its last dates under the denomination of
319:would take almost four centuries (until 1753).
8:
995:Brocar: Cuadernos de investigación histórica
667:Brocar: Cuadernos de investigación histórica
219:, a town granted to its inhabitants by King
645:Ayuntamiento de San Vicente de la Sonsierra
345:Renaissance and the end of the border line
787:"Historia de San Vicente de la Sonsierra"
230:gave a charter to the town of Laguardia.
50:The name Sonsierra derives from the term
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382:In some maps published on behalf of the
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211:Charters granted by the kings of Navarre
54:, already mentioned by the monks of the
631:
404:, since it remained as such, under the
197:San Vicente de la Sonsierra de Navarra
716:CABELLO, SERGIO ANDRÉS (2007-10-21).
56:monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla
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191:and marked its jurisdiction between
929:IZQUIERDO, MARCELINO (2013-06-18).
303:, cousin and brother-in-law of the
989:García Fernández, Ernesto (2007).
661:García Fernández, Ernesto (2007).
14:
866:(18): 21–51. 1999. Archived from
745:RODRÍGUEZ R. DE LAMA, Ildefonso.
423:society of friends of the country
384:Academy of San Fernando in Madrid
133:to the border between Viana and
476:are the population centers of:
460:Current administrative division
187:gave a charter to the town of
1:
958:Carrasco Pérez, Juan (1992).
702:(in Spanish). pp. 33–40.
427:Martín Fernández de Navarrete
167:Community of "Villa y Tierra"
1026:Comarcas of La Rioja (Spain)
997:(in Spanish) (31): 333–368.
815:(in Spanish). Archived from
789:(in Spanish). Archived from
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326:and tried to penetrate into
309:arbitral sentence of Bayonne
589:San Vicente de la Sonsierra
360:Tierra Estella or Vianaldea
275:In 1423 the Navarrese King
263:because of battles and the
103:comunidad de villa y tierra
69:that included the towns of
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386:, such as one drawn up by
358:for the western part, and
330:, to demand the return of
97:belong to three different
440:1822 provincial division.
366:Rioja in the 18th century
960:"El Principado de Viana"
698:UBIETO ARTETA, Antonio.
362:for the Navarrese part.
146:First written references
113:Geographical demarcation
85:and all their villages.
765:www.laguardia-alava.com
761:"El fuero de población"
250:granted the Charter of
163:made in the year 1076.
466:Autonomous Communities
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393:According to the map:
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99:autonomous communities
843:Ayuntamiento de Viana
813:"Historia de Labraza"
546:Salinillas de Buradón
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295:End of Navarrese rule
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281:principality of Viana
277:Charles III the Noble
271:Principality of Viana
193:Salinillas de Buradón
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161:Alfonso VI of Castile
107:principality of Viana
58:in the 12th century.
819:on February 17, 2015
446:province of La Rioja
228:Sancho VI of Navarre
185:Sancho VI of Navarre
151:lands can be found:
89:Territorial division
21:Sonsierra de Navarra
1031:Comarcas of Navarre
839:"Historia de Viana"
518:Lapuebla de Labarca
63:merindad of Estella
1036:Geography of Álava
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402:kingdom of Navarre
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313:Louis XI of France
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221:Alfonso VI of León
217:charter of Logroño
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67:kingdom of Navarre
964:Príncipe de Viana
873:on June 17, 2016.
793:on March 15, 2013
472:Belonging to the
454:liberal triennium
406:Hispanic Monarchy
235:Sancho "the Wise"
175:Abacial Tower in
65:, of the ancient
39:and southwest of
33:province of Álava
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376:Tomás López
265:Black Death
71:San Vicente
35:, north of
1020:Categories
1008:2023-11-19
981:2023-11-19
941:2024-04-20
728:2024-04-20
627:References
612:Lazagurria
594:Belong to
567:Belong to
554:Villabuena
252:La Bastida
155:The term "
131:Lazagurría
123:Ebro river
23:or simply
1003:1885-8309
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797:March 31,
675:1885-8309
550:Samaniego
534:Navaridas
510:Laguardia
502:Labastida
332:Los Arcos
324:Calahorra
317:Los Arcos
299:In 1461,
254:in 1242.
223:in 1095.
189:Laguardia
177:Laguardia
75:Laguardia
25:Sonsierra
935:La Rioja
823:July 21,
722:La Rioja
569:La Rioja
558:Viñaspre
514:Lanciego
498:Elvillar
378:in 1769.
352:La Rioja
301:Henry IV
226:In 1164
157:Subserra
135:Mendavia
95:enclaves
52:subserra
37:La Rioja
896:July 3,
604:Bargota
596:Navarra
542:Páganos
526:Laserna
506:Labraza
494:Elciego
201:Labraza
141:History
127:Bargota
79:Labraza
41:Navarra
29:Spanish
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864:Ondare
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581:Peciña
577:Briñas
573:Ábalos
562:Yécora
530:Moreda
490:Cripán
328:Alfaro
119:Toloño
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616:Meano
311:, of
233:Also
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83:Viana
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999:ISSN
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825:2015
799:2013
773:2023
682:2023
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