Laguardia (Spain)

LC control no.	n 86047173
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Laguardia (Spain) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Spain--Laguardia
Variant(s)	Guardia (Spain) Biasteri (Spain) Biasteri-Laguardia (Spain)
Associated country	Spain
Located	Alava (Spain : Province)
Found in	García Fernánadez, E. La comunidad de Laguardia en la baja Edad Media, 1350-1516, 1985? BGN (Laguardia; ppl., 42°33ʹN, 2°35ʹW; verified 8-13-87) Nomenclator comercial, pueblos de España, 1977 (Laguardia; in prov. of Alava) Food and Wine Spain Facebook page, viewed 15 January 2020 (Laguardia (old name Biasteri), Alava, La Rioja, Spain) Goikoetzea, A. Euskera Batua, 2012 : Author bio (born in the town of Biasteri-Laguardia, province of Alaba, Euskal Herria (Basque Country)) Wikipedia, viewed 15 January 2020 (Laguardia, Álava (Basque: Guardia) is a town and municipality located in the southern province of Álava, in the north of Spain; it belongs to the region of Rioja Alavesa, in the Basque Autonomous Community. During the Middle Ages, it appeared with names such as Leguarda, Giardia, Guard, Guoardia, Lagarde, and Laguoardia until the current name was finally fixed. Indeed, the full and complete name with which the town is known currently is La Guardia de Navarra Sonsierra. The term Biasteri was used as the Basque name of the town until recently.)
Geographic area code	e-sp---