Álava

Álava province

Álava (Basque Araba, Spanish Álava) is a province of northern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. It is one of the seven traditional provinces of the wider Basque Country.

It is bordered by the provinces of Burgos, La Rioja, Navarra, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya. Within Álava is Treviño , an enclave which is part of Burgos province, Castile and León, although there is some support for Treviño joining the Basque Country.

The capital of Álava is Vitoria - Gasteiz in Basque, which also serves as the capital of the autonomous community. The province is divided into seven counties (comarcas): Añana ; Ayala/Aiara ; Campezo/Kanpezu ; Laguardia/Biaizteri ; Salvatierra/Agurain ; Vitoria-Gasteiz; Zuya/Zuia .

List of municipalities in Álava

Lordship of Alava

List of rulers (original names):

• Eylon c. 850-875
• Vela Jimenez c. 875-923
• Fernan Gonzalez 923-970, Alava feudatary of Castille intil 1046
• Nuño Gonzalez 970-1033
• Fortunio Iñiguez 1033-1046
• Munio Muñoz (co-sir) 1046-1060, Alava feudatary of Navarre 1046-1085
• Sancho Maceratio (co-sir) 1046-1060
• Ramiro 1060-1075
• Marcelo 1075-1085
• Lope Iñiguez 1085-?, Alava feudatary of Castilla until 1123
• Lope Diaz the White  ?-1093
• Lope Gonzalez 1093-1099
• Lope Sanchez 1099-1114
• Diego Lopez I 1114-1123
• Don Ladron 1123-1158, Alava feudatary of Navarra until 1199
• Don Vela 1158-1175
• Juan Velaz 1175-1181
• Diego Lopez II 1181-1187
• Iñigo de Oriz 1187-1199
• Diego Lopez de Haro I 1199-1214, Alava feudatary of Castilla until personal union of 1332
• Lope Diaz de Haro I 1214-1240
• Nuño Gonzalez de Lara 1240-1252
• Diego Lopez de Haro II 1252-1274
• Fernando de la Cerda 1274-1280
• Lope Diaz de Haro II 1280-1288
• Juan Alonso de Haro 1288-1310
• Diego Lopez de Salcedo 1310-1332

The title is attributed to the Castillan kings 1332