Montoria est une commune ou une contrée appartenant à la municipalité de Peñacerrada dans la province d'Alava, situé dans la Communauté autonome basque en Espagne.
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Peñacerrada in Spanish or Urizaharra in Basque is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Faido is located in the town.
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The Battle of Peñacerrada, a battle of the First Carlist War, occurred at Peñacerrada on June 20–22, 1838. The Liberals were commanded by Pedro Saarsfield and Manuel Lorenzo, who had crossed the Ebro after the Battle of Los Arcos. They routed 1,500 Carlist troops situated at Peñecerrada. Saarsfield and Lorenzo entered Vitoria-Gasteiz and Bilbao within a week without encountering resistance.
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The Escucha Formation is a geological formation in La Rioja and Teruel provinces of northeastern Spain whose strata date back to the late Aptian to middle Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
The approximately 70 m thick formation underlies the Utrillas Formation and overlies Castrillo de la Reina, Benassal & Oliete Formations. The Escucha Formation comprises siltstones, mudstones, sandstones, coal, siltstones and amber, in which several fossil insects were found. The formation was deposited in a variety of continental to paralic environments.
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Loza is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Peñacerrada-Urizaharra, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
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Rivas de Tereso is a village in the municipality of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. As of 2018 had a population of 21 people.