Xavier María de Munibe e Idiáquez, Count of Peñaflorida was a Spanish writer and intellectual, known for his leading work in Enlightenment Spain and Basque literature. He founded the Royal Basque Soci
Manuel Salvador Carmona Xavier Maria Munive e Idiaquez
The Royal Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas was a Spanish chartered company which existed from 1728 to 1785. It conducted trade with Spain's overseas colonies and maintained its own fleet of warships and
Xavier María de Munibe e Idiáquez
…Friends of the Country in Bergara in 1748, which would become the first Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País, a society inextricably linked to the Real Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas. Peñaflorida studied in Toulouse, where he established contacts with the Society of Jesus. He returned to Gipuzkoa—a semi-autonomous Basque territory—in…
The preserved colonial office of the Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas in La Guaira
Stock certificate of the Guipuzcoana Company (Madrid, 10 December 1729
The company's seat in Cagua
Soraluze (Placencia de las Armas), a key arms manufacturer for the company in Gipuzkoa