Vitoria
Vitoria, Brazil and Victoria (disambiguation).
Vitoria (population: 224,965 (2004 est), Basque Gasteiz) is the capital city of the province of Álava (Basque Araba) and of the País Vasco Spanish autonomous region, though it is the second city of the region by population.
The Battle of Vitoria of the Peninsular War happened nearby. There is a monument commemorating this battle in the main square. It is known as the Monument to Independence "Monumento a la Indepencia".
Vitoria was founded in 1181.
