Federico Baraibar y Zumárraga

Federico Baraibar y Zumárraga (28 May 1851 – 25 February 1918) was a Spanish academic and politician. He translated several Greek classics into Spanish and laid the foundations for modern archaeology in the province of Álava. As a politician, he served as the first 20th-century mayor of Vitoria and as President of the Deputation of Álava.

Upon his return to Vitoria, he became a prominent member of the city's cultural circles, giving conferences and promoting the local cultural heritage. In 1876, he became professor of Spanish and Latin in the local highschool, succeeding Julián Apraiz Sáenz del Burgo (father of architect ). He also served as director of the highschool from 1909 until his death. He authored a grammar of Latin, and translated numerous works from Ancient Greek into Spanish. As a philologist, he compiled several word lists documenting the dialectal vocabulary used in Álava.

As an amateur archaeologist, he made important contributions to the field in the province of Álava. He was the first to excavate the in 1879, which he bought and donated in 1913 to the to avoid its dismantling. These included a new marketplace which opened on 31 December 1899, and a permanent building for the Lantern Museum.