Salinillas de Buradón
village in Basque Country, Spain
Salinillas de Buradón (Spanish pronunciation: [saliˈniʝas ðe βuɾaˈðon]) or Gatzaga Buradon (Basque pronunciation: [gats̻aɣa βuɾaðon]) is a village and concejo located in the municipality of Labastida, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. It was an independent municipality until 1974, when it was absorbed into Labastida.
It is noteworthy for its well-preserved medieval walls and historic town centre, and its location sheltered between hills overlooking the River Ebro.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Salinillas de Buradón” as village in Basque Country, Spain. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in Basque Country, Spain. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2743634. VIAF identifies the subject as 478144783046897672121. Authority coordinates are 42.633, -2.833. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1974.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Salinillas de Buradón” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.