Palacio de Peciña Samaniego, Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga Monument · Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga, Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, Álava Image of Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga, not of the place itself. Known as Casa del Indiano, it was built between 1608 and 1610 by Andrés de Bença, commissioned by Pedro Peciña Samaniego. The village, formerly a hamlet of Laguardia called Villaescuerna, obtained the title of independent villa in 1661. Photo: Xabier Armendaritz (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga