Barrika is a town and

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located in the province of

Biscay Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. B ...

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, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. It is considered one of the oldest municipalities of

. It was founded by Sancho Vela. As it is placed next to the sea and near

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, its population has grown a lot in the last part of the 20th century. Barrika belongs to the comarca of

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. The organization as a parish church can trace its origins to the political structure of the Flat Earth of the Middle Ages. Sancho Vela founded its solar Barrika house in the year 496, being this the origin of the later church. In addition to the agricultural and livestock activities, its inhabitants worked from old in whaling, as attested by the ''Carta Puebla'' granted by Lope Díaz de Haro, Lord of Biscay, in the 13th century. Barrika had seat and vote at the General meetings of Gernika, its number was the 51st.

Notable people

Jon Rahm Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer. He was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 60 weeks and later became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, first ac ...

(born 1994), professional golfer, winner of the U.S. Open in June 2021, and world number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking

References

External links

BARRIKA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)

BARRIKA.net web site
with information on history, geography, and local services Municipalities in Biscay {{BasqueCountry-geo-stub