Zavaleta
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Zavaleta is a surname of Basque
origin. The Basque are a people indigenous to areas of northern Spain and southern France, an historical region
known as Basque Country
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variant, where the "b" is changed to a "v", hence Zavaleta. The two spellings are interchangeable and represent one single family worldwide. today, people who spell it Zavaleta are generally from the "New World" while Zabaleta's are in Spain or more recent from Spain
in the America's.
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
origin. The Basque are a people indigenous to areas of northern Spain and southern France, an historical region
Historical regions in Spain
Nationalities or historical nationalities , in Spain, is the term used to refer to specific regions that were granted by the 1978 Constitution a special status as Autonomous Communities....
known as Basque Country
Basque 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....
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Origin and Meaning
It is difficult to uncover the original meaning of a surname like Zavaleta because of its considerable antiquity. But many believe it to mean "the men who touched mountain tops".Zavaleta vs. Zabaleta
The surname Zabaleta is created in the Basque language by combining the root, Zabal, with the suffix, eta, hence Zabal-eta. The surname Zabaleta was changed in the New World to the Spanish or CastellanoCastilian Spanish
Castilian Spanish is a term related to the Spanish language, but its exact meaning can vary even in that language. In English Castilian Spanish usually refers to the variety of European Spanish spoken in north and central Spain or as the language standard for radio and TV speakers...
variant, where the "b" is changed to a "v", hence Zavaleta. The two spellings are interchangeable and represent one single family worldwide. today, people who spell it Zavaleta are generally from the "New World" while Zabaleta's are in Spain or more recent from Spain
Spain
Spain , 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...
in the America's.
Notable Zavaleta's / Zabaleta's
- Cara ZavaletaCara ZavaletaCara Zavaleta is an American model and actress.-Reality TV career:Zavaleta was a cast member of MTV's reality show Road Rules during the Road Rules: South Pacific season...
: Model and Reality Star - René Zavaleta MercadoRené Zavaleta MercadoRené Zavaleta Mercado born in Oruro , died in Mexico City , was a Bolivian politician, sociologist and philosopher. Zavaleta was an extremely influential Bolivian thinker of the second half of twentieth century...
: Bolivian politician, sociologist and philosopher - Ruth ZavaletaRuth ZavaletaRuth Zavaleta Salgado is a Mexican left-wing politician. She was affiliated to the Party of the Democratic Revolution until November 2009...
: Mexican politician - Mariano ZabaletaMariano ZabaletaMariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...
: Argentine tennis player - Pablo ZabaletaPablo ZabaletaPablo Javier Zabaleta Girod is an Argentine footballer who plays for Manchester City.Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch either as a defender or defensive midfielder, but is predominantly a right sided player. Zabaleta also holds a Spanish passport...
: Argentine footballer (soccer player) - Jorge ZabaletaJorge ZabaletaJorge Antonio Zabaleta Briceño is a prominent Chilean actor. He is the son of the musician Antonio Zabaleta and the nephew of Miguel Zabaleta, both members of the duo Red Juniors....
: Chilean actor - Nicanor ZabaletaNicanor ZabaletaNicanor Zabaleta was a Spanish virtuoso and populariser of the harp.Zabaleta was born in San Sebastián, Spain, on January 7, 1907. In 1914 his father, an amateur musician, bought him a harp in an antique shop. He soon began taking lessons from Vincenta Tormo de Calvo and Luisa Menarguez...
: Spanish harpist