Salvatierra

Salvatierra, also called Agurain, occupies a long hill in the plain of Álava. Alfonso X of Castile founded the walled town over an older village in 1256, laying out streets between two fortified churches. In 1521 its inhabitants resisted their lord, the Count of Salvatierra, during the revolt of the Comuneros. A devastating fire in 1564 destroyed much of the town, which was subsequently rebuilt.