Bengoechea
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Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
spellings) or Bengoetchea (French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
spelling) is a Basque surname which is common all throughout the 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....
, specially in cities such as: Murelaga, Lizarza, Alkitza, Aizarna, Aulestia, Igeldo (Donostia, San Sebastian), Oiartzun
Oiartzun
Oiartzun is a town of the Basque Country located in the province of Gipuzkoa lying at the foot of the massif Aiako Harria.The name traces back to the Oiasso or Oiarso of the Roman period, an important town dedicated to mining and marine activities...
, Aia
Aia
Aia is a small village situated on the slopes of Mount Pagoeta in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. It is located 30 km to the west of Donostia-San Sebastián and about 10 km inland from the coastal town of Zarautz. Aia is set amongst rolling green hills and lush green forests, and...
, Olaberria
Olaberria
Olaberria is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* *...
, Lazkano
Lazkao
Lazkao is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Autonomous Community in Northern Spain.-Location:...
, Berrobi
Berrobi
Berrobi is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish and Basque.* Information available in Spanish...
(Tolosa
Tolosa, Spain
Tolosa is a town and municipality to the south of Donostia-San Sebastián in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. It is located in a valley of the river Oria and overlooked by Uzturre, a white cross-topped mountain.-Famous people from Tolosa:...
) and Zizurkil
Zizurkil
Zizurkil is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish and Basque.* Information available in Spanish...
in Gipuzkoa; Valley of Orozko
Orozko
Orozko is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country in northern Spain.-External links:*...
, Mungia
Mungia
Mungia is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. Thetown has 15,000 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, Zeberio
Zeberio
Zeberio isnt a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...
, Mundaka
Mundaka
Mundaka is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. On the coast, Mundaka is internationally-renowned for its surfing scene....
and Galdakao
Galdakao
Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range...
in Biscay
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
; and in Arrieta
Arrieta
Arrieta is a small town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque country, northern Spain.The town is located in the upper fields of Sollube, one of the highest mountains in this area.-External links:*...
and Baranbio (Amurrio
Amurrio
Amurrio is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish...
) in Alava
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...
.
Meaning
Derivative of Bengoetxea or Bengoetxe, the name literally means down-more-of-house-the (be-en-go-etxe-a), translated into English as "the house of further down" and translated into Spanish as "la casa de más abajo". It comes from "been" superlative of "be" (inferior part) and "etxe" (house). The Bengoechea coat of arms is: in gold, a tree of sinopleSinople
Sinople was a term for a kind of red earth used as a pigment in antiquity.It can refer to:*sinople, also sinoper, a term for "red", and later "green" in heraldry, see Sinople...
(green), and crossed to its trunk, two bulls of sable
Sable (heraldry)
In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours". In engravings and line drawings, it is sometimes depicted as a region of crossed horizontal and vertical lines or else marked with sa. as an abbreviation.The name derives from the black fur of...
(black).
Notable Bengoecheas
- Arturo Bengochea, former President of the Cuban League of Professional Baseball
- Eduardo BengoecheaEduardo BengoecheaEduardo Bengoechea is an Argentine former tennis player born in Córdoba on July 2, 1959.-External links:*...
, Argentine tennis player - Fernando BengoecheaFernando BengoecheaFernando Bengoechea was a New York City-based Argentine photographer who specialized in interiors.He was born in August 1965 in Buenos Aires and grew up mostly in Brazil. Fluent in five languages, he arrived in New York to study cinematography and photography.Bengoechea and his partner, interior...
, Argentine photographer - Javier de BengoecheaJavier de BengoecheaJavier de Bengoechea is a Spanish poet. He won the Adonais Prize in 1955 with Hombre en forma de elegía . Other works of the author are Habitada claridad , Fiesta nacional and Pinturas y escrituras .-External links:*...
, Basque poet - Jose Antonio Urrutikoetxea BengoetxeaJosu TerneraJose Antonio Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxea is a historical member of the Basque separatist organization ETA.- ETA activity :...
, Basque member of ETAETAETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country... - Juan Zaragüeta Bengoechea - philosopher and psychologist born in Orio (Guipúzcoa) in 1883
- María Verónica Bengoechea, Argentine hockey player
- Oinatz Bengoetxea, Bengoetxea VI (born in 1984), Basque pelota champion in 2008
- Pablo BengoecheaPablo BengoecheaPablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra is a Uruguayan former professional footballer. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain. He was the captain of the club C.A. Peñarol and the Uruguay national team.He did also play at 1990 World Cup...
, Uruguayan footballer - Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marquis of EnsenadaZenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marquis of EnsenadaDon Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea , widely known as the Marquis of the Ensenada, was a Spanish statesman.-Early life:...
, Spanish statesman
- The Bengoechea HotelBengoechea HotelThe Bengoechea Hotel was founded in 1910 by Jose Bengoechea. The building is a focal point of Basque-American culture in Mountain Home, Idaho. The Bengochea Hotel and its surrounding area are known as "The Bengoechea Block"...