1528. In 1832 the demolition of the hermitage was authorized by the bishopric of Pamplona, alleging that it was far from the urban nucleus and that it had some fallen walls. Cemetery Until the beginning of the XVIII century the dead were buried in San Martín's church. The cemetery itself was built in 1708 next to the hermitage of Santiago. For more than a century the dead were buried, interchangeably, in the parochial church or in the cemetery. From 1828, the cemetery has been used exclusively for burials. The parish managed the cemetery until 1885 when the city council invested 550 pesetas for its extension. From that year the city council has managed the infrastructure. In 1945 the cemetery was expanded and acquired the current configuration. In February 1926, the bones of the buried in San Martin's church were transferred from the parish to the cemetery. Pelota Court or Fronton The pelota game has been practiced since ancient times in Alkiza, as indicated by the minor toponymy: for example in the names of lots such as Pelotaleku (place where pelota is played) or Mendiola-pelotalekuazpia (under the place where pelota is played in Mendiola). The first documented reference appears in the ordinances of 1735, where the practice of pelota was prohibited in the portico of the church during the hours of worship. However, the first pelota court with a left wall was not built until 1922, financed by Echezarreta, Larrion and Aristi a paper mill from Irura, within the operation for the construction of the Elektralkiza hydroelectric power station. The left wall was built against the church of San Martín and the front-facing Katalandegi farmhouse. It was an important work, since there was any fronton with a left wall in all the nearby villages. The Telesforo Arregi, a local professional pelota player, commented the following in an interview carried out in 2003:‘In the surrounding villages there were no fronton with a left wall and the one that had a liking ... all to Alkiza. From Hernialde, from Asteasu ,. In Asteasu there was only a small portico ... 'The current covered fronton was inaugurated on December 15, 1957. It was built by the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council in the context of the Day of the Municipalities of Gipuzkoa. In the opening match Atano X and Atano IX beat Atano III and Atano IV, 20–17. Being one of the few covered frontons in