Fundación de Azkoitia Historical milestone · Azkoitia, Urola Kosta, Gipuzkoa Image of Azkoitia, not of the place itself. Alfonso XI founded the town as San Martín de Iraurgui on 4 January 1324; it was refounded in 1331 under the name Miranda de Iraurgui, the forerunner of present-day Azkoitia. 1324 Photo: Ebaki (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Azkoitia