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| | Buber's Basque Page: Bastida |
 | | Well, I don't think this is fully correct, may be the origin of a family surnamed Bastida, but Bastida is a Lathin word with the meaning of fortress, and there are places in the Basque Country with this name, and there are families also with this name originaries from this places. |
 | | Basque surnames are usually the name of a farm, the families toke their surname from the name of the house, but sometimes people gave their surnames to a new house, so we don't know if the surname was originated by the name of the house, or a man surnamed Bastida built the house. |
 | | I think that probably in your case is the first option (the real name of the house) Diego Bastida, born in the house of Zumaia, lived in Zestona in 1635 Benito Bastida y Urreta lived in Azkoitia in 1773. |
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