House of the Urtasun family

The building that stands on one side of the place del committee is not linked to emigration to the Indies or to Madrid, nor even to the big businesses of the time, but it is linked to the trade of Pedro Urtasun. Pedro, born in Zubiri in 1663, was a prototype of the social ascent of the 18th century. He was soon to be found in Pamplona working as a wax and confectioner's merchant at official document , and was also involved in the sale of wine, money advances and grain to private individuals, calling himself a "merchant" in the deeds. He sold the business and dedicated himself to other activities that brought him substantial profits. He leased from Mutiloa the general Bursar's Office of the Kingdom, and also leased decimal fruits from various abbeys, acquiring various provisions. He managed to exploit the armoury in Eugui by means of a cession from the Regiment of Eugui. The house was built from 1720 onwards on the site occupied by some houses he had acquired the previous year from a chaplaincy of the Augustinian Recollect nuns. The coat of arms was not placed on the house until 1759, when Nicolás Urtasun, Pedro's grandson, obtained the title of nobility. Nowadays, the building has undergone considerable renovation, although this has not deprived it of its palatial character.