Influences
The novel is influenced by the works of Walter Scott and Carlism, presenting the Navarrese as the defenders of Spanish monarchy and Christianity. The myth of Aitor as an ancestral Basque patriarch comes from Joseph-Augustine Chaho.
"Amaia" and "Amagoia" (in modern spelling) are used today as Basque female names.
Jesús Guridi's opera Amaya (inspired by the novel) debuted at the Coliseo Albia of Bilbao in 1920.
Read more about this topic: Amaya O Los Vascos En El Siglo VIII
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