Enclave of Treviño
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The Enclave of Treviño in northern Spain
is part of the territory of the province
of Burgos (part of Castile and León
), but is completely surrounded by the territory of the Basque
province of Álava
. It consists of two municipalities
—Condado de Treviño
and La Puebla de Arganzón
—and is part of the legal district
(partido judicial) of Miranda de Ebro
in the province of Burgos. Properly speaking, it is both an exclave (lacking geographic connection to the rest of Burgos) and an enclave
(surrounded by Álava).
The enclave consists of the municipalities of Condado de Treviño, with an area of 260.71 square kilometres (100.7 sq mi) and a 2009 population of 1,432, giving it a population density
of 5.49 /km2 and La Puebla de Arganzón, with an area of 18.87 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) and a 2009 population of 529, giving it a population density
of 28.03 /km2. This gives the enclave as a whole an area of 279.58 square kilometres (107.9 sq mi) and a 2009 population of 1,961, for a population density
of 6.77 /km2.
s from Sancho VI of Navarre
("Sancho el Sabio", "Sancho the Wise") in 1191. The original fuero of Condado de Treviño is lost, but is believed to have been granted by the same king in 1161. In 1200 it was conquered by Alfonso VIII
of Castile
.
After Castile conquered Álava, most of the region was left under the relatively egalitarian fuero
s typical of the Basque Country
. Treviño was not. First a royal seigneury, Treviño de Uda and its outlying villages were granted in 1366 to the noble Manrique
family. In 1453 Gómez Manrique
became a count, hence the Condado [County] de Treviño. His son Pedro Manrique de Lara became Duke of Nájera in 1482, a title that continues in the family down to the present day. In the 16th century these Counts of Treviño, Dukes de Nájera since 1593, would build a palace at Treviño, which is now the ayuntamiento (town hall) of the municipality.
As a result, Treviño remained closely tied to Castile. The enclave of Treviño was one of the few enclaves preserved in the 1833 territorial division of Spain
, an island of Old Castile
in the midst of Álava. That arrangement of the territory of Spain remains largely in effect today, although the province of Burgos is now part of Castile-León rather than the historic region of Old Castile.
wish to integrate the enclave into Álava, while all significant parties in the province of Burgos defend the burgalesidad ("Burgaleseness") of the enclave. The impulse to integrate the enclave into Álava extends even to non-nationalist parties in Álava, such as the regional branch of the right-of-center PP
, who differ with their co-partisans in Burgos on the matter. Inmaculada Ranedo of the PP, the mayor of Condado de Treviño, as of July 2008 leans toward at least cooperation with Álava, but has chosen to let the governments at higher levels sort out the issues of formal status.
In 1940, just after the start of the Franco
regime, a plebiscite in the enclave, conducted by the Civil Government of Burgos showed 98 percent support for the integration of Treviño into Álava. However, that was not acted upon, and the rise of Basque nationalism during the Franco years and afterward has left many in the enclave more inclined to keep their Burgalese identity.
In 1979, deputies (congressmen) Xavier Arzalluz of the Basque Nationalist Party
(PNV) and José María Bandrés of Euskadiko Ezkerra
, affirmed that Article 8 of the then-new Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country
was intended to integrate Treviño into Álava and the similar enclave of Villaverde de Trucíos (Cantabria
) into Biscay
. Nonetheless, Treviño remained part of the province of Burgos. The Statute of Autonomy of Castile and León (which, like all Statutes of Autonomy
in Spain was approved as Organic Law
by the Cortes Generales
) requires that for Treviño to be incorporated into Álava would require the consent of the province of Burgos and the autonomous community of Castile and León. In the 1980s, the government and parliament of the Basque Country
brought a case challenging the constitutionality of that provision, but in 1986 it was rejected by the Constitutional Court of Spain
.
There is no formal recognition of Basque
(official in all of Alava and spoken in a few northern towns of that province, but not in Treviño or in most of Alava) as a language of the autonomous community. This contrasts to the status of Galician
and Leonese
, recognized in the Castilian-Leonese Statute of Autonomy as minority languages in Castile and León, but one has to take into account that Basque is not a native language in the Enclave itself. However, the local councils have agreed to promote the Basque language in the towns.
Spain
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is part of the territory of the province
Provinces of Spain
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of Burgos (part of Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
), but is completely surrounded by the territory of the Basque
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
province of Álava
Álava
Álava is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community...
. It consists of two municipalities
Municipalities of Spain
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—Condado de Treviño
Condado de Treviño
Condado de Treviño is a municipality in the province of Burgos, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. This municipality and the geographically smaller La Puebla de Arganzón make up the enclave of Treviño...
and La Puebla de Arganzón
La Puebla de Arganzón
La Puebla de Arganzón La Puebla de Arganzón La Puebla de Arganzón (also written Lapuebla de Arganzón; is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It is in the Comarca del Ebro and the legal district Miranda de Ebro...
—and is part of the legal district
Legal district
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(partido judicial) of Miranda de Ebro
Miranda de Ebro
Miranda de Ebro is a city on the Ebro river in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located in the north-eastern part of the province, on the border with the province of Álava and the autonomous community of La Rioja...
in the province of Burgos. Properly speaking, it is both an exclave (lacking geographic connection to the rest of Burgos) and an enclave
Enclave and exclave
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(surrounded by Álava).
The enclave consists of the municipalities of Condado de Treviño, with an area of 260.71 square kilometres (100.7 sq mi) and a 2009 population of 1,432, giving it a population density
Population density
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of 5.49 /km2 and La Puebla de Arganzón, with an area of 18.87 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) and a 2009 population of 529, giving it a population density
Population density
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of 28.03 /km2. This gives the enclave as a whole an area of 279.58 square kilometres (107.9 sq mi) and a 2009 population of 1,961, for a population density
Population density
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of 6.77 /km2.
History
La Puebla de Arganzón obtained its founding fueroFuero
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s from Sancho VI of Navarre
Sancho VI of Navarre
Sancho VI Garcés , called the Wise , was the king of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194....
("Sancho el Sabio", "Sancho the Wise") in 1191. The original fuero of Condado de Treviño is lost, but is believed to have been granted by the same king in 1161. In 1200 it was conquered by Alfonso VIII
Alfonso VIII of Castile
Alfonso VIII , called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate...
of Castile
Kingdom of Castile
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.
After Castile conquered Álava, most of the region was left under the relatively egalitarian fuero
Fuero
Fuero , Furs , Foro and Foru is a Spanish legal term and concept.The word comes from Latin forum, an open space used as market, tribunal and meeting place...
s typical of the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
. Treviño was not. First a royal seigneury, Treviño de Uda and its outlying villages were granted in 1366 to the noble Manrique
Manrique
There are several persons that have the name Manrique:*César Manrique, Spanish artist and architect.*Francisco Manrique , Argentine policy maker and politician.*Fred Manrique, baseball player.*Gómez Manrique , Spanish poet....
family. In 1453 Gómez Manrique
Gómez Manrique
Gómez Manrique , Gómez Manrique y de Castilla was a Spanish poet, soldier, politician and dramatist born in Amusco. The fifth son of Pedro Manrique de Lara y Mendoza, , adelantado mayor of Leon...
became a count, hence the Condado [County] de Treviño. His son Pedro Manrique de Lara became Duke of Nájera in 1482, a title that continues in the family down to the present day. In the 16th century these Counts of Treviño, Dukes de Nájera since 1593, would build a palace at Treviño, which is now the ayuntamiento (town hall) of the municipality.
As a result, Treviño remained closely tied to Castile. The enclave of Treviño was one of the few enclaves preserved in the 1833 territorial division of Spain
1833 territorial division of Spain
The 1833 territorial division of Spain divided Spain into provinces, classified into "historic regions" . on the official web site of the government of the Canary Islands, accessed 2009-12-31...
, an island of Old Castile
Old Castile
Old Castile is a historic region of Spain, which included territory that later corresponded to the provinces of Santander , Burgos, Logroño , Soria, Segovia, Ávila, Valladolid, Palencia....
in the midst of Álava. That arrangement of the territory of Spain remains largely in effect today, although the province of Burgos is now part of Castile-León rather than the historic region of Old Castile.
Current status of the enclave
The status of the enclave of Treviño has long been the subject of bitter contention between the autonomous government of Castile and León and the governments of the Basque Country, especially the provincial government of Álava. Present-day Basque nationalistsBasque nationalism
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wish to integrate the enclave into Álava, while all significant parties in the province of Burgos defend the burgalesidad ("Burgaleseness") of the enclave. The impulse to integrate the enclave into Álava extends even to non-nationalist parties in Álava, such as the regional branch of the right-of-center PP
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
, who differ with their co-partisans in Burgos on the matter. Inmaculada Ranedo of the PP, the mayor of Condado de Treviño, as of July 2008 leans toward at least cooperation with Álava, but has chosen to let the governments at higher levels sort out the issues of formal status.
In 1940, just after the start of the Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
regime, a plebiscite in the enclave, conducted by the Civil Government of Burgos showed 98 percent support for the integration of Treviño into Álava. However, that was not acted upon, and the rise of Basque nationalism during the Franco years and afterward has left many in the enclave more inclined to keep their Burgalese identity.
In 1979, deputies (congressmen) Xavier Arzalluz of the Basque Nationalist Party
Basque Nationalist Party
The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country...
(PNV) and José María Bandrés of Euskadiko Ezkerra
Euskadiko Ezkerra
Euskadiko Ezkerra or EE was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia and other Basque Marxist forces in 1977 to present lists for the Spanish general elections in the constituencies of Vizcaya,...
, affirmed that Article 8 of the then-new Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country
Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country
The Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country is the legal document organizing the political system of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country' which includes the historical territories of Alava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. It forms the region into one of the autonomous communities envisioned in...
was intended to integrate Treviño into Álava and the similar enclave of Villaverde de Trucíos (Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
) into Biscay
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
. Nonetheless, Treviño remained part of the province of Burgos. The Statute of Autonomy of Castile and León (which, like all Statutes of Autonomy
Statute of Autonomy
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in Spain was approved as Organic Law
Organic law
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by the Cortes Generales
Cortes Generales
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) requires that for Treviño to be incorporated into Álava would require the consent of the province of Burgos and the autonomous community of Castile and León. In the 1980s, the government and parliament of the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
brought a case challenging the constitutionality of that provision, but in 1986 it was rejected by the Constitutional Court of Spain
Constitutional Court of Spain
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.
There is no formal recognition of Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
(official in all of Alava and spoken in a few northern towns of that province, but not in Treviño or in most of Alava) as a language of the autonomous community. This contrasts to the status of Galician
Galician language
Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
and Leonese
Leonese language
The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...
, recognized in the Castilian-Leonese Statute of Autonomy as minority languages in Castile and León, but one has to take into account that Basque is not a native language in the Enclave itself. However, the local councils have agreed to promote the Basque language in the towns.