Hondarribia ("sand ford" in Basque, also known by its Spanish adaptation Fuenterrabía or the French one, Fontarabie) is a town situated on the east shore of Bidasoa river's mouth, in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain The Bidasoa (Bidassoa is a river in the Basque Country of northern Spain that runs largely south to north Guipúzcoa ( Spanish) or Gipuzkoa ( Basque and official is a province of the Basque Country, in Spain. The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The border town is sited on a little promontory facing Hendaye (France) over the Txingudi bay. Hendaye ( Basque Hendaia) is the most southwesterly town in France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The town has an ancient old quarter with walls and a castle. Hondarribia also has a beach and a mountain called Jaizkibel. It holds the main airport in Gipuzkoa. Population 2005: 15700 inhabitants. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Battles
The battles fought for possession of this fortified stronghold are generally known by the Spanish name for the place (Fuenterrabia).
The battle of Hondarribia, 1521, in which Claude of Lorraine distinguished himself, was instigated by Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, in command of the army of Navarre; he occupied Hondarribia and was probably responsible for the renewal of hostilities resulting from its not being restored. Guillaume Gouffier seigneur de Bonnivet (c 1488 – February 24, 1525) was a French soldier The city was finally returned to Spain in 1524.
The battle of Hondarribia, 1638, was the outcome of a siege by the invading forces of Louis XIII, led by Condé. For the cognac see Louis XIII de Rémy Martin. Louis XIII ( September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643) 27000 French soldiers besieged the city for two months, firing 16000 shells into the walled city, leaving only 300 survivors, most of them women and children. The city was virtually destroyed, but nevertheless did not surrender [1]. The Spanish soldiers were successful, and the raising of the siege is celebrated annually on September 8 in a fiesta, the Alarde. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz
In the battle of Hondarribia, 1792, French revolutionary forces took the city by breaching the walls. The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 until 1802 fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states After they took over the city, they blew up the section of walling facing France, with the help of German engineers. A remainder of the walls escaped destruction thanks to the signing the Peace Treaty of Basilea.
External links
- Official Website Information available in Spanish and Basque. Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain
- HONDARRIBIA in the Bernardo Estornes Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Information available in Spanish
- Santiago Sanchez, et al., "CAAD and historical buildings: the importance of the simulation of the historical process": restoring the walls of Hondarribia
- Personal Web site about Hondarribia
- Web site about Hondarribia on Wikitravel
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