Arriaga, Álava

The first written reference to Arriaga is found in the Reja de San Millán [es] of 1025, a document from the cartulary of the Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla.^[2]

The village was notable for its proximity to the Campo de Arriaga (Spanish for 'Arriaga Field'), where the institutions that ruled Álava conducted meetings. The Brotherhood of Arriaga [eu], as it came to be known, existed until its dissolution in 1332.^[3] Arriaga came under the jurisdiction of Vitoria-Gasteiz already in 1258, when the Brotherhood of Arriaga relinquished several hamlets to Alfonso XI, in exchange of keeping their privileges.^[4] Despite this, Arriaga continued to host the meetings of the brotherhood.^[5] In 1813, during the Battle of Vitoria, there was fighting in Arriaga for control of the bridge over the Zadorra.^[6]

The construction of the modern neighborhood of Lakua-Arriaga started in the 1970s.^[7] The area has since been fully integrated into the city. Aside from the parish church, only two buildings remain in the location of the hamlet.^[8] The hamlet has been officially depopulated since 2003.^[9] Due to this, the Foral Deputation of Álava [es] initiated in 2016 the process to dissolve the concejo.^[10] However, as of 2023, Arriaga is still listed as a concejo.^[1]

• The Church of San Vicente de Arriaga [es] was probably built during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. It was substantially reformed by Olaguíbel in the eighteenth century.^[11][5]
• The Chapel of San Juan de Arriaga was the place where members of the Brotherhood of Arriaga swore their oaths. The current building dates from the 1940s.^[12]

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