Ullíbarri-Gamboa (, ) is a hamlet and '' concejo'' located in the municipality of

Arratzua-Ubarrundia Arratzua-Ubarrundia (, ) is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Its capital is the village of Durana Durana (, ) is a village and ''Concejo (Álava), concejo'' located in the municipality ...

, in

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province, Basque Country,

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. The hamlet gives its name to the

Ullíbarri-Gamboa Reservoir The Ullíbarri-Gamboa Reservoir (, ) is located in Álava, Basque Country, Spain. With a total capacity of , it is the largest reservoir in the Basque Country. Together with the nearby , it provides water to the nearby city of Vitoria-Gasteiz and ...

, the largest in the Basque Country, The construction of the dam, between 1947 and 1956, flooded part of the village as well as most of its farmland, forcing many residents to move to nearby

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Etymology

The word ''Ullíbarri'' literally means "new town" in

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, from ''

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'' (an archaic form of '' hiri'', meaning "city") and ''

barri In Norse mythology, Barri is the place where Freyr and Gerðr are to consummate their union, as stated in the ''Skírnismál'': :Barri the grove is named, :which we both know, :the grove of tranquil paths. :Nine nights hence, :there to Niörd’s ...

'' (a dialectal form of '' berri'', meaning "new"). ''Gamboa'' is the name of the valley which was flooded by the reservoir, as well as a former municipality in the area (Ullíbarri-Gamboa was not part of the municipality).

Notable people

* Bartolomé de Letona, a 17th-century Franciscan friar who held important positions in

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and the

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. He wrote several works about religion and the Philippine Islands. *

Tomás Ruiz de Azúa Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) * Tomás (surname) Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, or Irish surname, equivalent of '' Thomas''. It may refer to: * Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer * Belarmino Tomás (18 ...

(1659–1731), a military officer who developed his career in

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, where he became ordinary mayor of

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and governor of

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. * Francisco Ruiz de Azúa (1868-1929), a Benedictine monk and missionary who became Bishop of Eastern Tonkin in 1919.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Concejos in Arratzua-Ubarrundia