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 16th Century Coat of Arms of Medrano in Navarre with their family motto: 'Ave Maria Gratia Plena Dominus Tecum' | |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Basque |
| Meaning | Abundance, to grow, to prosper or to improve |
| Region of origin | Andalusia and Navarre |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Vélaz de Medrano, Martínez de Medrano, Íñiguez de Medrano, Fernández de Medrano, López de Medrano, González de Medrano, etc. |
People
Medrano is a gender-neutral Spanish surname of Basque origin that means "abundance, to grow, to prosper, or to improve". It is a surname of high nobility established in the old Kingdoms of Navarre,[1] Aragon, Castile, France, etc.[2] They are all descendants of a common ancestor who was called Medrano.[3] Notable people with the surname include:
- Juan Martínez de Medrano 'The Elder', regent of the Kingdom of Navarre in 1328 AD, lord of Arroniz, Sartaguda and Villatuerta, ricohombre of Navarre
- Juan Vélaz de Medrano IV, lord of Igúzquiza, Orendáin, Learza, knight and royal chamberlain of King Charles III of Navarre in 1412 and King John II of Aragon and Navarre in 1432. Juan was targeted in a rebellion from his domain in Orendáin.
- Luisa de Medrano, poet, philosopher, writer, and the first female professor in Spain at the University of Salamanca in the 16th century
- Julián Iñiguez de Medrano, poet, playwright, novelist, knight, explorer, author of La Silva Curiosa, courtier of the Kings of Navarre and Queen Marguerite de Valois during the Spanish Golden Age
- Tomás Fernández de Medrano, lord of Valdeosera, 16th century author of the Mixed Republic (1602) and the Secretary of State and War of the Dukes of Savoy
- Francisco Medrano (poet), Spanish lyric poet from Seville, considered one of the best of the Spanish imitators of Horace
- Sebastian Francisco de Medrano, president and founder of the Medrano Academy (Poetic Academy of Madrid), Spanish Golden Age poet, playwright, priest, treasurer of Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria
- Juan de Espinosa Medrano, Peruvian author, sacred preacher, professor of theology at the Seminary of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco, playwright, poet, etc. Juan is the most prominent figure of the Literary Baroque of Peru and one of the most important intellectuals from Colonial Spanish America, author of the most famous literary apologetic discourse in the Americas in the 17th century: the Apologético en favor de Don Luis de Góngora (1662)
- Garcia de Medrano y Alvarez de los Rios, Minister of Castile and the Indies, Minister of the Treasury, professor at the university of Salamanca, knight of the order of Santiago, Regent of Navarre and Seville in the 17th century
- Pedro Velaz de Medrano y Manso de Zúñiga, II Lord of Tabuerniga, captain general of the Armada de Barlovento and custodian of the Fleet of New Spain, father of the I Marquess of Tabuerniga
- José de Elío y Ayanz de Navarra de Esparza Artieda y Velaz de Medrano, I Marquess of Vessolla, served as the equerry and royal steward to Queen Mariana de Austria, maestre de campo in the Tercios de Navarra, captain of infantry in the valley of Urraúl, nobleman of Navarra, mayor of Pamplona, and a representative of the military estate in the Kingdom of Navarre in 1685
- Giovanni Antonio Medrano, Major Royal Governor of Mathematics for the Kingdom of Naples, and architect, General of Battle and teacher of Charles III and his brothers, the infantes of Spain
- Francisco Antonio de Agurto Salcedo Medrano, First Marquess of Gastañaga, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1685 and 1692, Viceroy of Catalonia
- Don Jaime José Ignacio Velaz de Medrano y Barros, III Marquess of Tabuérniga
- Sebastián de la Cuadra Medrano y Llarena y Llano, 1st Marquess of Villarías, Chief Prime Minister (First Secretary of State) of Spain between 1736 and 1746 during the reign of Philip V of Spain, prominent co-founder of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1744, and obtained royal protection in 1738 for the foundation of the Royal Academy of History
- Gabino Gainza Fernandez de Medrano, Captain General of Chile and the Kingdom of Guatemala, he declared Independence for the Kingdom of Guatemala on September 15, 1821 and became the first ruler of an independent and United Central America, extending from Soconusco (in Chiapas) through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
- Diego Medrano, Spanish poet, narrator and columnist
- Orlando Montenegro Medrano, Nicaraguan president
- Enric Casadevall Medrano, Andorran politician
- José Alberto Medrano, Salvadoran general
- Pedro Medrano, Argentine statesman and lawyer
- Carlos Monge Medrano, Peruvian physician
- Jose Domingo Medrano, Salvadoran doctor
- Medrano Tamen, Cameroonian footballer
- Francisco Medrano (footballer), Salvadoran football player
- Héctor Medrano, Mexican football manager
- Íngrid Medrano, Salvadoran wrestler
- Rosa Medrano, Dominican volleyball player
- Vivienne Medrano, American animator and voice actress
Places
- Medrano, Spain, a municipality in La Rioja, Spain
- Juan Espinoza Medrano District, a district in Peru
- Medrano (Buenos Aires Underground), a metro station in Argentina
- Medrano, a village in Mendoza, a province in the Cuyo region of Argentina
- Palace of Medrano, in the city of Ciudad Real, Spain
- Castle of Aguas Mansas, in the municipality of Agoncillo, La Rioja
Entertainment and media
- Cirque Medrano, a French circus
- General Medrano, a character in Quantum of Solace
- La Silva Curiosa (The Curious Forest) by Julian Iñiguez de Medrano
- Favores de las Musas (Favors of the Muses) by Sebastian Francisco de Medrano
- Mista Republica (Mixed Republic) by Tomás Fernández de Medrano
References
- ↑ Pineda, Pedro (1740). New dictionary, spanish and english and english and spanish : containing the etimology, the proper and metaphorical signification of words, terms of arts and sciences ... por F. Gyles.
- ↑ "MEDRANO - Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia". aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ↑ "Medrano". Armorial.org (in French). 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
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