Falces is a town and

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located in the province and autonomous community of

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, northern

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. In

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the town is called ''Faltzes''. It has a population of around 2500 inhabitants. It is well known for the famous "encierro del pilon", which is a

running of the bulls A running of the bulls (, from the verb ''encerrar'', 'to corral, to enclose'; , literally 'haste, momentum'; 'bulls in the street', or 'bull-runner') is an event that involves running in front of a small group of bulls, typically six Fiske ...

made even more dangerous due to it being run down a narrow road of a steep hill. The composer

Pedro Iturralde Pedro Iturralde Ochoa (13 July 1929 – 1 November 2020) was a Spanish jazz saxophonist, teacher and composer. Biography Iturralde was born in Falces on 3 July 1929. He began his musical studies with his father and performed in his first profes ...

was born here.

References

External links

FALCES in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Navarre {{navarre-geo-stub