Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Vitoria

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Capital of Álava and scene of the battle of 1813

On 22 January 1522 news reached the city that Adrian of Utrecht, lodged in the Casa del Cordón, had been elected pope; the future Adrian VI stayed there a little over a month as regent of Spain. The Neoclassical Plaza Nueva was proposed in 1780 and built between 1781 and 1791. On 21 June 1813 it was the scene of the battle of Vitoria, in which the Duke of Wellington defeated the French troops of José Bonaparte.

What to see today

Plaza de España (Plaza Nueva): Square, 1781 to 1791
Catedral de Santa María (Catedral Vieja) (Colegiata de Santa María): Cathedral, 16th to 18th century
Palacio de Bendaña (Palacio de Arrieta-Maestu): Palace, 1525 to 1560
Palacio Zurbano (Palacio de los Zurbano): Palace, c. 1621
Palacio Otalora-Guevara: Palace, c. 1640 to 1700

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