Carpena, Cárpena or Carpeña is a

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

surname of

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

origin. It is the

hispanicise Hispanicization () refers to the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by Hispanic culture or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-Hispanic becomes Hispanic. Hispanicization is illustrated by spoken ...

d version of the Italian family name

Carpegna Carpegna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. Carpegna borders the following municipalities: Belforte all'Isauro, Borgo Pac ...

, brought to Spain by Italian settlers, which is a habitational surname for people from the village of

in the

Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...

region. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1957), Argentine actress * (1882–1955), Argentine actor *

Homero Cárpena Homero Cárpena (14 February 1910 – 17 January 2001) was an Argentine film actor born in Mar del Plata, notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He appeared in 72 films between 1933 and 1972 although the bulk of his ...

(1910–2001), Argentine actor * José María Martín Carpena (1950–2000), Spanish politician * Maria Carpena (1886–1915), Filipina actress and singer * (born 1945), Argentine actress *

Pepita Carpeña Josefa Carpena Amat (19 December 1919 – 5 June 2005), known by the pseudonym Pepita Carpena, was a Catalan trade unionist and anarchist feminist activist. Biography Early life and activism Pepita Carpena was born into a working class family ...

(1919–2005), Spanish anarchist

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{{surname, Carpena Spanish-language surnames Surnames of Spanish origin Italian-language surnames Surnames of Italian origin Surnames of Argentine origin

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