University of Oñati

Its building is now the home of the International Institute for the Sociology of Law.

Founded in 1540 by the Bishop of Avila, Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado under the authority of a bull of Pope Paul III, the University of the Holy Spirit was originally located in Hernani, but in 1548 moved to Oñati.

[2] Since 1989, the building houses the International Institute for Sociology of Law (IISL).

[4] It is considered one of the most remarkable Renaissance buildings of the Basque Country, and was built in the Plateresque style.

[5] Construction of the building began in 1543 by the master stonemason Domingo de la Carrera and the sculptor Pierre Picart.