Everything about Abando totally explained
Abando was the name of an old municipality of
Biscay (
Basque Country), that was eventually absorbed by
Bilbao. Nowadays, the name refers to the central district and neighbourhood of this city, holding the provincial administration, the long-distance
RENFE Bilbao-Abando train station, three
subway stations (
Abando,
Moyúa and Indautxu), and many commerces like
El Corte Inglés department store.
Demography
The district has a population of 51,875 inhabitants and is divided into two neighbourhoods, the proper Abando and
Indautxu to the west of Moyúa square. It has an area of 2,14 km², all of it's built up and its density is 24,241 people per
km².
History
It is speculated that Abando could correspond to the town of
Portus Amanus, mentioned by
Romans, but it's never been confirmed archaeologically.
In 1300, the city of Bilbao was founded in an area that was previously part of Abando and
Begoña.
During the 18th century Abando was the most populated parish of Biscay, with about 2,100 inhabitants. This population was disperse in farms occupying a wide rural area, except for some more dense areas close to the river, on the opposite shore of what was then Bilbao.
During the 19th century Bilbao became too congested and needed space to grow, so finally in 1870 Abando was annexed to expand Bilbao. This annexation affected one of the most famous natives of Abando,
Sabino Arana, and was one of the driving forces for the inception of the
Basque nationalism.
The
Ensanche project of Achúcarro and Hoffmeyer architects was approved in 1876, Abando was to become the modern center of Bilbao, with wide straight boulevards in a grid layout, contrasting with the maze of narrow alleys of the
Casco Viejo, the old town of Bilbao.
Today the districts of Abando,
Rekalde and
Basurto are built in what was the old parish of Abando. In recent years
the northern part of the district has been refurbished to create the new area of
Abandoibarra (translated into
Abando's shore), a vast formerly industrial area on the shore of the
Estuary of Bilbao that now has been renewed and hosts the
Guggenheim Bilbao Museum,
Euskalduna Palace and many recreational and residential areas like the
Isozaki Atea towers.
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