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Buenechea
Buenechea is a Spanish spelling of a Basque surname which also occurs in the variants ''Bonechea, Buonechea, Boenechea'' and ''Bonachea''. The modern Basque spellings are ''Buenetxea'' and ''Bonetxea''. Most if not all families of this name are recognised in Spain as nobility with the status of Hidalgo. This surname is not common; Buenecheas and Buenetxeas between them number fewer than 100 in the whole of Spain, for the most part located in Gipuzkoa, where diocesan records indicate only around 1000 persons have been born with this name and its variants in the 300-year period 1600–1900. It is made up of the elements "buen, bon" (corruptions of "güen < goen < goien", 'upper') + "etxea" ('house'). The name therefore is originally related to "Goyenetch(e)", "Goyenech(e)" and "Go(i)enetxe". Arms All indigenous Basques are in theory . O ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingo De Bonechea
Domingo Bernardo de Bonechea Andonaegui (21 September 1713 – 26 January 1775) was a Spanish Navy officer and explorer. He is known for having tried to incorporate Tahiti into the Spanish Empire. De Bonechea's exploratory voyages were commissioned by the viceroy of Peru, Manuel de Amat y Junyent, who was concerned that James Cook's explorations might lead to the creation of British bases from which to attack Peru. De Bonechea reached Tahiti only weeks after the first voyage of James Cook, and indeed found an axe left there by Cook's expedition. He recorded a great many local native words. Early life and family Domingo Bernardo de Bonechea Andonaegui was born 21 September 1713 in Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain. His father, Juan Bauptista de Bonechea Aramburu (1685–1770), son of Geronimo Boneachea and Mariana Aramburu, commanded the fishing vessel ''Terranova'' off Nova Scotia in 1727 became a captain in the Spanish Royal Navy, and was Alcalde (mayor) of Getaria in 1756; his uncle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |