Faidu en basque ou Faido en espagnol 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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The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Faido is a church in Faido, Peñacerrada-Urizaharra, Basque Country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984 and Monument by the Basque Government in 2003. The church is partially located in an artificial cave.
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Laño is a hamlet and concejo in Condado de Treviño within the Treviño enclave; which is administratively part of the Spanish province of Burgos, but which is completely surrounded by the territory of the Basque country province of Álava. It is best known for the fossils of extinct vertebrates dating from around 70 million years before present which have been found there.
Las Gobas, a site of ancient artificial caves from the 7th to the 13th century CE, is located just north of the village.
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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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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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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.