**Aguirre palace** ::palacio 
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The Aguirre Palace, located in the historic heart of Deba, was built on the foundations of a medieval tower-house dating back to the late 14th century. Originally belonging to the Irarrazabal lineage, it later became linked to the Aguirre, Arizmendi and Otalora families, whose coats of arms still decorate its main façade. During the reign of Philip II, it served as the residence of Fernando de Aguirre, one of the king’s trusted secretaries, who oversaw the production and shipment of weapons manufactured in the Upper and Lower Deba regions. In the 19th century, after being purchased by Leopoldo Augusto Cueto, Marquis of Valmar, the palace became an important meeting place for prominent figures of the Spanish Romantic movement, including the Bécquer brothers, Juan Valera, José Zorrilla and the Duke of Rivas.
The building also played a key role during the last Carlist War: in January 1875 it became the Royal Headquarters of Carlos VII, who signed his famous “Manifesto of Deba” in what is now known as the Hall of Mirrors. A few years earlier, in 1866, Queen Isabella II and her husband Francisco de Asís had visited the palace. Thanks to its rich past, the Aguirre Palace is today one of Deba’s most iconic buildings, a place where architecture, history and memory intertwine to tell some of the town’s most remarkable stories.

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