Bernedo

Bernedo is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.

The name Bernedo appeared as early as 1025 in documentation of the region of San Millán de la Cogolla.

The King of Navarre, Sancho the Wise, granted charter rights for the town in the year 1182.

It passed to the Crown of Castile in 1476, and in 1490 the Catholic Monarchs incorporated it to the city of Vitoria.

In 1965, the municipalities of San Román de Campezo and Quintana were joined with Bernedo.