Encartaciones Museum
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| Established | 1994 |
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| Location | Sopuerta, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain |
| Director | Javier Barrio Marro |
| Website | [1] |
Encartaciones Museum is located in the old Meeting House of Avellaneda, situated in the municipality of Sopuerta in the Las Encartaciones region of Bizkaia. It borders the municipality of Sopuerta and is the most emblematic and recognizable symbol of the Las Encartaciones region.[1]
Middle Ages
The General Boards of Abellaneda date back to 1394. During the Middle Ages, these meetings were held by heads of lineage, accompanied by family members and soldiers.[2]
Modern age
Around 1500, with the end of the flag wars and the beginning of the Renaissance, the organizational structures were modernized. Europe was entering a new era, and locally, this was reflected in architectural renovations of towns—hundreds of hamlets, churches, and hermitages were created—along with the growth of commerce and renewal of political structures. The Abellaneda Boards, like those in Gernika and Gerediaga, became meetings where each valley or council sent a representative to discuss regional issues. These meetings were presided over by the Lieutenant Corregidor, a representative of the principal located in Gernika.[3]
With the modernization of political structures at the beginning of the 16th century, a need arose for a fixed, enclosed space for the meetings. This led to the construction of a meeting house around 1500. In 1590, a new building was commissioned, and its final construction was completed in 1632 with the placement of the great shield. This building was a large, cubic mansion with a semicircular arch, primarily following Renaissance design. It had two floors, with the lower floor used as a jail and the upper floor for the Juntas. Opposite the building, a hermitage (called the Angel) was constructed and completely renovated in 1675/1676.[4]
In the 18th century, the so-called Posada de los Junteros was built (today a hotel and rural house), and the Casa del Corregidor (now the offices of the Encartaciones Museum). The 18th century was a period of conflict, as the councils debated the expediency of abolishing their boards and fully integrating (individually, not regionally) into the Gernika boards, a model that the Duranguesado councils had already adopted in 1629. Eventually, after numerous disputes and divisions among different valleys and councils, in 1801 it was decided to abolish the boards and fully integrate each municipality into the Gernika boards.[5]
XIX, XX and XXI centuries
With the abolition of the boards, the Meeting House entered a period of deterioration, which the County Council managed to halt at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, a major renovation was undertaken by architect Antonio Carvelaris, restoring the building's original appearance. Later, it was decided to transform the Casa de Juntas into a museum, housing artifacts primarily contributed by religious and prominent figures from Las Encartaciones. Thus, on July 26, 1934, the Encartaciones Museum opened, one of the oldest in Bizkaia.[6]
The Spanish Civil War and postwar period affected the building; in the 1940s, several renovations took place, and a small loft was added to the roof. Later, in the mid-20th century, architect Eugenio de Aguinaga was commissioned to reform the building; this work continued until the early 1960s, at which point it reopened as the Avellaneda Board House Museum.[7]
In 1989, commissioned by the General Councils of Bizkaia (already owners of the historical headquarters of Gernika, Abellaneda, and Gerediaga), architects Javier Muñoz and Josu Urriolabeitia carried out the last major renovation of the building to transform it into a modern, dynamic museum capable of hosting various activities. The museum was inaugurated in 1994 as the Encartaciones Museum.[8][9]
The current Encartaciones Museum
The current Encartaciones Museum, owned by the General Councils of Bizkaia, aims to promote the study, research, and dissemination of the cultural aspects of the Las Encartaciones region (history, anthropology, heritage, art). This encompasses the municipalities that currently comprise Las Encartaciones, as well as those of the current Left Bank and Mining Zone, which were separated from Las Encartaciones in 1978 and since then have been part of the Greater Bilbao region. Another major objective is to promote knowledge of the Juntas Generales of Bizkaia.[10]
External links
References
- ↑ "Las Encartaciones Museum". Museoak.bizkaia.eus. Bizkaia.eus. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ↑ "Ocho rutas para conocer historia, cultura, patrimonio y naturalez de las Encartaciones". Eitb. Eitb. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "Museo Encartaciones". Euskonews. Euskonews. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "The Museum of Las Encartaciones combines new technologies and cultural routes to publicize the rich heritage of Enkarterri". Jjggbizkaia. Jjggbizkaia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "Encartaciones Museum". Sopuerta. Sopuerta. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "The Museum of Las Encartaciones begins free guided visits to the monumental complex of Abellaneda". Europapress. Europapress. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "El Museo de las Encartaciones recibió en 2009 a 12.239 visitantes". El mundo. El mundo. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "Encartaciones Museum". Guiarepsol. Guiarepsol. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "Encartaciones Museum". Directorio Museos. Directoriomuseos. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "The Museo de las Encartaciones will have this course with face-to-face, online and classroom activities". El correo. El Correo. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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