Carvajal (also spelled Carbajal) is a Spanish surname and place name. Notable people with the surname include: * Ailem Carvajal Gómez (born 1972), Cuban composer and pianist * Alfonso Carvajal (writer) (born 1958), Colombian writer and editor *

Andarín Carvajal Félix de la Caridad Carvajal y Soto, known as Andarín Carvajal (18 March 1875 – 27 January 1949) was a Cuban mailman and long-distance Running, runner who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Career Carvajal was born in San Antonio de lo ...

(1875–1949), Cuban athlete * Antonio Fernandez Carvajal (c.1590–1659), Portuguese Jewish merchant, and the first naturalized English Jew *

Beatriz Carvajal Beatriz Pla Navarro (born 24 December 1949) better known as Beatriz Carvajal is a Spanish theatre, television and film actress. Career She wanted to be an actress since she was a child and she took part in some theatre plays (''La zapatera pr ...

(born 1949), Spanish actress * Bernardino López de Carvajal (1455–1523), Spanish cardinal * Dani Carvajal (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Francisco de Carvajal (1464–1548), Spanish military officer, conquistador, and explorer * Francisco Fernández Carvajal (born 1938), Spanish priest in the Opus Dei Prelature and author of several books *

Francisco S. Carvajal Francisco Sebastián Carvajal y Gual, sometimes spelled Carbajal (9 December 1870 – 30 September 1932) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served briefly as president in 1914, during the Mexican Revolution. In his role as foreign ministe ...

(1870–1932), Mexican president in 1914 *

Gaspar de Carvajal Gaspar de Carvajal ( 1500–1584) was a Spanish Dominican missionary to the New World, known for chronicling some of the explorations of the Amazon. Biography Arrival in the New World and the Amazonian Expedition De Carvajal was born in Truj ...

(c.1500–1584), Spanish Dominican missionary to the New World * Hilda Pérez Carvajal (born 1945), Venezuelan biologist * Iván Carvajal (born 1948), Ecuadorian poet, philosopher and writer * José de Carvajal y Hué (1835–1899), Spanish lawyer, economist and politician *

José de Carvajal y Lancáster José de Carvajal y Lancáster (1698 – 8 April 1754) was a Spanish statesman who served as the first secretary of state from 1746 to 1754. Biography He was son of the Duke of Liñares and his mother was descendant of infante Jorge de Lancas ...

(1698–1754), Spanish statesman * Juan Carvajal (cardinal) (1400–1469), Spanish cardinal *

Juan de Carvajal ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Phili ...

, Spanish conquistador, founder of El Tocuyo in 1545 * Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614), Spanish religious poet and writer * Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva (c. 1539–1595), Spanish-Portuguese adventurer, slave-trader and governor ** Luis de Carvajal the Younger (c. 1566-1596), nephew of the above, wrote under the name José Lumbroso and was burned at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition in Mexico City for Judaizing * Maria Lourdes Jimenez Carvajal (1944–2003), popularly known as Inday Badiday, a Filipino TV host and journalist * Marcos Carvajal (1984–2018), Venezuelan baseball player * Máximo Carvajal (1935–2006), Chilean comic book artist * Melitón Carvajal (1847–1935), Peruvian naval officer * Patricio Carvajal (1916–1994), Chilean admiral *

Rafael Carvajal Rafael Carvajal Guzmán (1818–1881) was the vice president of Ecuador from 1864 to 1865 and the acting president from 31 August 1865 to 7 September 1865. He was Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government ...

(1818–1881), President of Ecuador in 1865 * Tomás José González-Carvajal (1753–1834), Spanish poet and statesman

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