Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Azpeitia

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Town of the Iraurgui valley, with the Loyola district

A town to which Fernando IV gave a charter in 1310, with the fuero of Vitoria, and which after the War of the Bands enjoyed a prosperous period thanks to trade with the American ports and the iron industry. It was the seat of the corregidor, with a court and a diputación. Ignatius of Loyola was born in its Loyola district, and the Society of Jesus acquired his birthplace in 1682 and built the sanctuary there.

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Santuario y basílica de Loyola (Santuario de Loyola): Church, 1689 to 1767

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