Viscounts of Azpa
| Viscount of Azpa | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 1556–1598 |
| Created by | Philip II of Spain |
| Peerage | Spanish Nobility |
| First holder | Don Alonso Vélaz de Medrano Navarra y Liédena |
| Status | Abolished |
| Former seat | Palace of Azpa |
| Motto | AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM (Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee) |
The Viscount of Azpa is a Spanish noble title created between 1556–1598 by Philip II of Spain for Alonso Vélaz de Medrano Navarra y Liédena, a descendant of the Kings of Navarre, and a cavalry captain under the Grand Duke of Alba. The title takes its name from Azpa in the Valle de Egüés, where the Medrano family maintained its palace. The title was no longer in use after the death of Joaquín Vélaz de Medrano, 6th Viscount of Azpa. In 1793 the line was elevated when his son José Joaquín Vélaz de Medrano y Gante was created 1st Marquess of Fontellas, 1st Viscount of Amaláin, by King Charles IV on 19 April 1793.
Members of the House held municipal and regional offices, exercised seigneurial jurisdiction at Azpa, Ripalda, and Mendillorri, and sat in the Diputación of the Kingdom of Navarre.