History of general assemblies

List of seats in the General Assembly of Gernika ordered by “plain land” (rural territory with the rough equivalent of parishes - anteiglesias), merindades (groups of anteiglesias, roughly equivalent to counties) and villas (small towns with privileges), and city.

The order of entrance and seating at the Assembly was no small matter at all. Seating at the sessions was the cause of many long-lasting legal disputes between the municipalities with representation at the Assembly throughout the period of the Fueros. It was considered a matter of prestige and formal ranking reflected in the call order at the General Assembly.

The composition of the General Assembly during its classical period is the result of a convergence process, reflected in the order of access to the session:

    • 01Mundaka
    • 02Sukarrieta Pedernales
    • 03Busturiko Axpe
    • 04Murueta
    • 05Forua
    • 06Lumo
    • 07Muxika Ugarte
    • 08Arrieta Libano
    • 09Mendata
    • 10Arratzua
    • 11Axangiz
    • 12Ereño
    • 13Ibarrangelua
    • 14Gauteguiz Arteaga
    • 15Kortezubi
    • 16Natxitua
    • 17Ispaster
    • 18Bedardona
    • 19Murelaga
    • 20Nabarniz
    • 21Gizaburuaga
    • 22Amoroto
    • 23Mendata
    • 24Berriatua
    • 25Ziarrotza
    • 26Arbatzegi

    • 27Xemein
    • 28Etxebarria

    • 29Amorebieta
    • 30Etxano
    • 31Ibarruri

    • 32Gorozika
    • 33Barakaldo
    • 34Abando
    • 35Deustu
    • 36Begoña
    • 37Etxebarri
    • 38Galdakao
    • 39Arrigorriaga
    • 40Arrankudiaga
    • 41Lezama
    • 42Zamudio-Arteaga
    • 43Loiu
    • 44Sondika
    • 45Erandio
    • 46Leioa
    • 47Getxo
    • 48Berango
    • 49Sopelana
    • 50Urduliz
    • 51Barrika
    • 52Gorliz
    • 53Laukiniz
    • 54Gatika
    • 55Lemoniz
    • 56Maruri Xatabe
    • 57Bakio
    • 58Morga-Meaur
    • 59Mungia
    • 60Gamiz
    • 61Fika
    • 62Frunitz
    • 63Meñaka

    64Lemona

    • 65Igorre
    • 66Arantzazu
    • 67Gaztelu Elexabeitia
    • 68Zeanuri
    • 69Dima
    • 70Zeberio Olabarrieta
    • 71Ubidea

    72Derio

    • 73Bermeo
    • 74Bilbao
    • 75Durango
    • 76Orduña
    • 77Lekeitio
    • 78Gernika
    • 79Balmaseda
    • 80Gaminitz-Plentzia
    • 81Portugalete
    • 82Markina
    • 83Ondarroa
    • 84Ermua
    • 85Elorrio
    • 86Areatza Billaro
    • 87Mungia
    • 88Larrabetzu
    • 89Ugao-Miraballes
    • 90Gerrikaitz
    • 91Errigoiti
    • 92Otxandio
    • 93Lanestosa
    • 94Güeñes
    • 95Karrantza
    • 96Arzentales
    • 97Truziotz
    • 98Galdames
    • 99Zalla
    • 100Gordexola
    • 101Muskiz
    • 102Zierbana
    • 103Abanto Bekoa
    • 104Abanto Goikoa
    • 105Santurtzi
    • 106Sestao
    • 107Ugarte
    • 108Abadiño
    • 109Berriz
    • 110Mallabia
    • 111Mañaria
    • 112Iurreta
    • 113Garai
    • 114Zaldibar
    • 115Arrazola
    • 116Axpe
    • 117Apatamonasterio
    • 118Izurtza
  • 119Orozko Harana

* Source: General Assembly of Bizkaia

(Gregorio Monreal y Zia; Mª Angeles Larrea Sagarminaga; Rafael Mª Mieza Mieg; José Mª Makua Zarandona; José Luis Aurtenetxe Goiriena; Euskaratzailea: Augustin Zubikarai Bedialauneta)