a town of Spain, capital of the Basque province of Alava, is situated on a gentle eminence, on the high road from France to Madrid, about 190 miles N.N.E. of that city. It consists of an old and a new town,—the former with narrow, tortuous streets and a curious old plaza; the latter with straight, regular, and well built streets, and a modern plaza lined with arcades. Vitoria is, from its position, an important centre of trade, and is a busy and flourishing town. The chief manufactures are iron and earthenwares, linens, leather, paper, candles, and cabinet furniture. It has a collegiate and four parish churches, hospital, orphan asylum, town-hall, theatre, public library, and museum of antiquities. There are delightful public walks outside the town. Vitoria is celebrated for the decisive victory gained here by the Anglo-Spanish army, under the Duke of Wellington, over the French, on 21st June 1813. Pop. (1857) 15,569.