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Estella-Lizarra

Also known as Estella

Estella-Lizarra is a town in Navarre, northern Spain, on the Ega river and the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela, founded by King Sancho Ramírez in 1090. Rich in Romanesque churches, it was a stronghold of Carlism. During the Third Carlist War it served as the capital of the Carlist state until its fall in February 1876.

Estella-Lizarra
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Estella-Lizarra. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/estella-lizarra
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The Epoch Institute. “Estella-Lizarra.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/estella-lizarra.
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