Upon his death in 1533, the different local authorities disagreed on his successor, so the monarch appointed Martín Martínez de Bermeo on an interim basis.

[2] In 1534, an agreement between was reached between the authorities of Álava and Vitoria (the main city in the province) regarding the election of the General Deputy.

[3] This system remained in place until the end of Basque home rule in Spain in 1876, with a law passed on 21 July of that year.

Domingo Martínez de Aragón, deputy general at the time, refused to dissolve the foral institutions in Álava, and instead resigned.

In 1936, deputy general Teodoro Olarte was removed from the post after the coup attempt that started the civil war, he was later shot by the Nationalist forces.

[4] In 1980, the post of President of the Juntas Generales was created, thus separating the offices of head of the provincial government and parliament.

[13]I swear [promise] that I will defend the Fueros, good practices and customs of Álava, symbols of self-government and freedom, for the benefit of Justice.During the ceremony, the deputy general is escorted by the maceros [es] and txistularis.