Esquivel
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Esquivel is a surname
of Basque origin as well as a place name.
of Mendoza, Álava
, in Euskadi
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as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once. Esquivel was originally spelled Ezkibel and evolved from the Basque
words Ezki, which means lime tree, and Gibel, which means behind. Therefore, Esquivel means the house behind the lime trees .
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Basque origin as well as a place name.
Origin
The last name Esquivel (or Esquibel) has its origins in the village of Esquivel, located in the ayuntamientoAyuntamiento
Ayuntamiento In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . is the general term for the council of a municipality, or sometimes the municipality itself, in Spain and Latin America. Historically Ayuntamiento was often preceded by the word excelentísimo , when referring to...
of Mendoza, Álava
Álava
Álava is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community...
, in Euskadi
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
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Meaning
Usually surnames were originated in the Basque CountryBasque Country (historical territory)
The Basque Country is the name given to the home of the Basque people in the western Pyrenees that spans the border between France and Spain on the Atlantic coast....
as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once. Esquivel was originally spelled Ezkibel and evolved from the Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
words Ezki, which means lime tree, and Gibel, which means behind. Therefore, Esquivel means the house behind the lime trees .
Argentina
- Adolfo Pérez EsquivelAdolfo Pérez EsquivelAdolfo Pérez Esquivel is an Argentine sculptor, architect and pacifist. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize.-Biography:Pérez Esquivel was born in Buenos Aires to a Spanish fisherman who emigrated to Argentina...
, Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
recipient - Gaba Esquivel, fashion designer
- Carlos Esquivel, OperaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer - Maria Esquivel, actress
- Esteban Perez Esquivel, luthierLuthierA luthier is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments. In the United States, the term is used interchangeably with a term for the specialty of each maker, such as violinmaker, guitar maker, lute maker, etc...
- Damasio Esquivel, musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
- Gabriel Esquivel, alpinistAlpinistAlpinist is a quarterly American magazine focused on mountaineering ascents worldwide. It was originally published out of Jackson, Wyoming and was founded in 2002...
- Malena Esquivel, painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
- Alicia Esquivel, painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
- Laura Natalia EsquivelLaura Natalia EsquivelLaura Natalia Esquivel Gomez is an actress and singer, best known for her role as Patricia "Patito" Castro in the popular Argentine children's telenovela, Patito Feo.-Biography:...
Teen actress and singer
Costa Rica
- Juan Bautista EsquivelJuan Bautista EsquivelJuan Bautista Esquivel Lobo is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer. He played his entire career for Deportivo Saprissa. Better known as 'Juanbau', he used to play as a left winger, before a heart condition cut his promising career short in 2005...
, soccer player - Aniceto Esquivel SáenzAniceto Esquivel SáenzAniceto del Carmen Esquivel Sáenzwas President of Costa Rica for a brief period of three months in 1876 before being deposed in a coup d'état....
, former President of Costa Rica - Ascensión Esquivel IbarraAscensión Esquivel IbarraAscensión Esquivel Ibarra was a Nicaraguan-born President of Costa Rica from 1902 to 1906...
, NicaraguanNicaraguanNicaraguans are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Nicaragua. Most Nicaraguans live in Nicaragua, although there is also a significant Nicaraguan diaspora, particularly in Costa Rica and the United States with smaller communities in other countries around the world...
-born former President of Costa Rica - Maria Esquivel (photographer), photographer
- Arcadio Esquivel, famous cartoonistCartoonistA cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
- Marian Esquivel, Miss Costa RicaMiss Costa RicaMiss Costa Rica is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Costa Rica's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 1954.The current titleholder is Johanna Solano from Heredia...
in 1954 - Yara Esquivel Soto, Former Costa Rican Public Prosecutor and Anti-Corruption specialist
Cuba
- Mary Esquivel, actress
- Alexis Esquivel Bermudez, painter
- Carlos Esquivel Guerra, authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
Mexico
- Aureliano Esquivel Casas, politician
- Carlos EsquivelCarlos EsquivelCarlos Esquivel Silva is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Club Toluca in Primera Division....
, football (soccer) player - Daniel EsquivelDaniel EsquivelDaniel Esquivel is the simultaneous lead singer and accordion player of the popular Mexican norteño band, Los Rieleros del Norte. Two of his sons are also part of the band.See also: Los Rieleros del Norte.-External links:*...
, accordionist and member of Los Rieleros del NorteLos Rieleros del NorteLos Rieleros Del Norte is a Mexican norteño band. Founded in Zacatecas, Close to Villanueva Zacatecas. Los Rieleros del Norte are from Fresa Zacatecas. One of the oldest norteño bands still playing today... - Branco Esquivel, football (soccer) player
- Juan García EsquivelJuan García EsquivelJuan García Esquivel often simply known as Esquivel!, was a Mexican band leader, pianist, and composer for television and films. He is recognized today as one of the foremost exponents of a sophisticated style of largely instrumental music that combines elements of lounge music and jazz with Latin...
, composer, often simply known as "Esquivel!" - Laura EsquivelLaura EsquivelLaura Esquivel is a Mexican author making a noted contribution to Latin-American literature. She was born the third of four children of Julio César Esquivel, a telegraph operator, and Josefa Valdés.-Literary career:...
, novelist - Manuel Esquivel Duran, composer
- Oscar Esquivel, sportscaster
- Luis Esquivel, drummer
Spain
- Antonio María Esquivel, painter
- Juan Esquivel Barahona, composer
- Miguel de Álava y EsquivelMiguel de AlavaDon Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel Order of Santiago, Order of Charles III, KCB, MWO was a Spanish General and statesman. He was born in the Basque Country of Spain, at Vitoria-Gasteiz, in 1770...
, GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
and statesmanStatesmanA statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term... - Juan de EsquivelJuan de EsquivelJuan de Esquivel was born in Seville, Spain and died in Jamaica in 1513. He conquered the island of Jamaica for the Spanish Crown.He accompanied Christopher Columbus in his second trip to the American continent in 1493 and participated in the conquest and colonization of the isle of La Española,...
, explorer, first governor of Jamaica - Captain Rodrigo de Esquivel, ConquistadorConquistadorConquistadors were Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th to 16th centuries, following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492...
- Emilio Morote Esquivel, novelist
- Pedro Esquivel, Spanish cartographistCartographyCartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.The fundamental problems of traditional cartography are to:*Set the map's...
from the 15th century - DonDon (honorific)Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Alonzo de Esquivel, explorer - Miguel de Esquivel, painter
- Eva Esquivel Prados, flamencoFlamencoFlamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
dancer - Don Ruy Perez de Esquivel, nobleman
- Isabel Esquivel Corrales, educator
- Juan de Esquivel Navarro, dancer and author
- Juan Manuel Esquivel, singer
United States
- Ken EsquibelKen EsquibelKen A. Esquibel is a Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 41st district since 2007.-External links:* official WY House website* profile*Follow the Money - Ken Esquibel** campaign contributions...
, WyomingWyomingWyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
state senatorWyoming House of RepresentativesThe Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming... - Steev EsquivelSteev EsquivelSteev Esquivel is a Mexican-American heavy metal vocalist and bassist. He is best known for his work in the metal band Skinlab. He also has sung for the bands Laughing Dead , Defiance , and Xzanthus. He was a member of the thrash metal band, Exodus for a brief period...
, musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession.... - George EsquivelGeorge EsquivelGeorge Esquivel is a shoe designer and craftsman. He has made footwear for such celebrities as Drew Carey, Seth Green, Kevin Costner, Ryan Stiles, Gwen Stefani, Richard Tyler, Janelle Monae, Robin Finck, Jeremy Popoff, and Taylor Swift....
, cobblerShoemakingShoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand. Traditional handicraft shoemaking has now been largely superseded in volume of shoes produced by industrial mass production of footwear, but not necessarily in quality, attention to detail, or... - Isac Esquivel, Producer
- [Jose Antonio Esquivel] photographer,video editor "limon"
- [Nery Yesenia Esquivel] Dancer
Venezuela
- Rafael Esquivel Melo, president of the Venezuelan Football FederationFederación Venezolana de FútbolThe Venezuelan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Venezuela. It was founded in 1926 and affiliated in 1952. It is a member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Venezuela national football team.-Copa America 2007:...
- Juan Angel Esquivel, music producer and composer
Other
- Manuel EsquivelManuel EsquivelSir Manuel Esquivel, KCMG, PC is a Belizean politician. As leader of the United Democratic Party, he served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989, and then again from 1993 to 1998.-Biography:...
, former BelizeBelizeBelize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
an Prime MinisterPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime... - Marcela Esquivel, ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an entrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to... - Loïse Esquivelle, FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images.... - Julia Esquivel, GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n poet - Francesco de Esquivel, Italian ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of CagliariCagliariCagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
, SardiniaSardiniaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],... - Roderick Esquivel, Panamanian politician
- Jose Renan Esquivel, Panamanian politician, Founder of CHildren Hospital Panama
- Celso EsquivelCelso EsquivelCelso Esquivel González is a Paraguayan footballer who is currently a free agent.-Club career:Esquivel played in Argentina for San Lorenzo, Racing Club and Talleres...
, Paraguayan soccer player, currently plays for San Lorenzo de Almagro - António Ramirez Esquível, PortuguesePortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
Captain - Bernardo Ramirez Esquível, Portuguese Captain
Locations
- Esquivel, Vitoria-Gasteiz, a Basque town located in Vitoria-GasteizVitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...
, Spain - Port Esquivel, a JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n port - Caye Esquivel, Cuban caye
- Esquivel-Alcalá del Río, town located in Sevilla, Spain
Buildings and monuments
- Eskibel Castle, a castle located in Vitoria-GasteizVitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...
, Spain - Escoriaza-Esquivel Palace, a palace located in Vitoria-GasteizVitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...
, Spain - Casa de Esquivel y Jaraba, Peruvian royal house
- Corral de Esquivel, 19th century building located in Sevilla, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...