▁as ▁" San ▁Miguel ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁part " ▁of ▁" San ▁Miguel ▁of ▁the ▁h ór re os ". ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁been ▁written ▁as ▁" G ar ay ", ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁orth ographic ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁Bas que ▁language , ▁the ▁correct ▁sp elling ▁is ▁" G ar ai ". ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁changed ▁the ▁official ▁den om ination ▁from ▁Gar ay ▁to ▁Gar ai . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁As ▁happens ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁el iz ates , ▁the ▁origin ▁and ▁date ▁of ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁unknown . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁mer ind ad ▁of ▁Dur ango , ▁it ▁had ▁voice ▁and ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁J unt as ▁of ▁Guer endi aga , ▁where ▁it ▁occupied ▁the ▁seat ▁number ▁six . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁neighborhood s ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁far ming ▁activities ; ▁production ▁of ▁corn , ▁whe at , ▁several ▁sorts ▁of ▁veget ables , ▁leg umes , ▁cher ries , ▁app les ▁and ▁ch est n uts . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁oldest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁a ▁small ▁palace - bas er ri ▁named ▁Gar at ik ua ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁Juan ▁de ▁Gar ay , ▁governor ▁of ▁Par agu ay . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁" G ar ay - Go it ia ". ▁ ▁On ▁May