Oath-swearing Church of Sta. Maria La Antigua and tree of Guernica
Document number:
3474
Author:
Delmas, Juan Ernesto
Engraver:
Demarle
Printer:
Imprenta y Litografía de Juan E. Delmas, Bilbao
Book/ Album / Dossier:
Guia histórico-descriptiva del viajero en el Señorio de Vizcaya
Format date:
1864
Topic date:
1864
Physical description:
1 9 x 14 cm engraving on a 12 x 18 cm page
Notes:
Autographed. "Guernica is the political capital of Vizcaya, because apart from this tree [...], it also contains the historic Assembly Hall, the Church where lords and kings swore the Oath, and the parliament of the representatives of all the towns in Biscay where they met every two years to debate and resolve the most significant affairs of the republic".
Subjects:
Art and Architecture- Religious buildings-Churches Art and Architecture-Monuments Natural landscape-Trees