Argomaniz (, alternatively in ; ) is a village and ''
concejo'' located in the municipality of
Elburgo/Burgelu, in
Álava
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province,
Basque Country,
Spain
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.
Places of interest
The village is home to a ''
parador
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'', established in 1978, located in the seventeenth-century Larrea palace. It is a Renaissance building where
Napoleon
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rested prior to the assault on
Vitoria
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to:
People
* Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian
* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
* Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer
* Sofia Vitória ( ...
.
References
External links
*
Concejos in Elburgo/Burgelu
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