Bernedo is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava , in the Basque Country , northern Spain . The town of Bernedo is considered the capital of the municipality, which consists of several towns. Over the years, the municipality of Bernedo has absorbed other, smaller municipalities, which have ceased to exist.
8-617: The name Bernedo appeared as early as 1025 in documentation of the region of San Millán de la Cogolla . During the Middle Ages, Bernedo was a walled fortress with castle and tower. The King of Navarre , Sancho the Wise , granted charter rights for the town in the year 1182. For three centuries it was part of the Kingdom of Navarre . It passed to the Crown of Castile in 1476, and in 1490
16-589: A 1963 merger between the municipalities of Arlucea and Marquínez . The municipality is composed of 11 towns or villages, which are governed by town councils: 42°37.6′N 2°29.85′W / 42.6267°N 2.49750°W / 42.6267; -2.49750 This article about a location in the Basque Country, Spain, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . San Mill%C3%A1n de la Cogolla San Millán de la Cogolla ( Spanish pronunciation: [sam miˈʎan de la koˈɣoʎa] )
24-493: Is a sparsely populated municipality in La Rioja , ( Spain ). The village is famous for its twin monasteries , Yuso and Suso (Monasterio de San Millán de Yuso and Monasterio de San Millán de Suso), which were declared a World Heritage Site in 1997. There were 293 inhabitants registered in 2009, the population having fallen significantly during the twentieth century. In a papal bull from 1199 where Privileges were granted to
32-631: The Battle of Nájera (April 1371). Those affected included the small Jewish community ( aljama ) of San Millán. In 1369 Henry II of Castile made an order in their favour, "the Christian men and women and the Moorish men and women" should immediately discharge all their debts to the Jews, "that the last-named might be able to pay their taxes the more promptly." On September 10, 1371, however, the king released
40-546: The Catholic Monarchs incorporated it to the city of Vitoria . Bernedo was the last populated area that was incorporated to the province of Álava . Throughout modern history, a number of smaller municipalities have been merged into the municipality of Bernedo. In 1965, the municipalities of San Román de Campezo and Quintana were joined with Bernedo. In 1976, the municipality absorbed the short-lived municipality of Arlucea-Marquínez, which itself had been formed by
48-541: The Glosas Emilianenses , provides evidence that in medieval times Basque was spoken alongside an early form of Spanish. In medieval times the monastery had a large estate. and benefited from being on one of the variants of the Camino de Santiago . The monastery and the surrounding area suffered in the civil war between Peter of Castile and Henry II of Castile which involved a major confrontation nearby,
56-523: The monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla it appears with the name Coculla , which comes from the Latin word cuculla , small hill, hilltop; this word is typically used for high sites and those of defensive nature, coming from the times of the Reconquista . The other part of the name is taken from a 6th-century saint ( Saint Emilianus or San Millán ) who lived here. San Millán has a claim to being
64-529: The birthplace of the Spanish language. This claim is based on its monasteries being the home of a medieval manuscript which contains the Glosas Emilianenses , and is reinforced by the proximity of the village to Berceo which is associated with Gonzalo de Berceo , the first Spanish poet known by name. The area is now Spanish-speaking, but some of the local place-names are of Basque origin, and
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