Rafaela Ybarra Arambarride Vilallonga (16 January 1843 – 23 February 1900) was a Spanish Roman Catholic widow and the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Guardian Angels. [1 ] Vilallonga was part of Bilbao's upper-class and she mothered…
Julio de Urquijo e Ibarra, Count of Urquijo (1871-1950), in Basque self-styled as Julio Urkixokoa, [1 ] was a Basque linguist, cultural activist, and a Spanish Carlist politician.
The Order of Preachers was founded by St. Dominic de Guzman, a Spanish friar, on 1215 to proclaim the word of God by preaching, teaching and example, while they are sustained by life in common. [1 ] Through the synthesis of the…
The 233 Spanish Martyrs, also referred to as The Martyrs of Valencia or Jose Aparico Sanz and 232 Companions, were a group of martyrs from the Spanish Civil War, who were beatified in March 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Across the country, 19 intendants, 589 ediles, 125 mayors and 500 councilors were elected. This was the second time that both intendentes and alcaldes were elected simultaneously.