Esquivel is a surname of

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous c ...

origin as well as a

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Origin

The last name Esquivel (or Esquibel) has its origins in the village of Esquivel, located in the

ayuntamiento ''Ayuntamiento'' ()In other languages of Spain: * ca, ajuntament (). * gl, concello (). * eu, udaletxea (). is the general term for the town council, or ''cabildo'', of a municipality or, sometimes, as is often the case in Spain and Latin Amer ...

of Mendoza,

Álava Álava ( in Spanish) or Araba (), officially Araba/Álava, is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Álava, former medieval Catholic bishopric and now Latin titular see. Its c ...

, in

Euskadi The Basque Country (; eu, Euskadi ; es, País Vasco ), also called Basque Autonomous Community ( eu, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, links=no, EAE; es, Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, links=no, CAPV), is an autonomous community of Spain. It ...

Meaning

Usually surnames were originated in the Basque Country as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once. Esquivel was originally spelled ''Ezkibel'' and evolved from the

words ''Ezki'', which means lime tree, and ''Gibel'', which means behind. Therefore, Esquivel means ''the house behind the lime trees''.

People

Argentina

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1 ...

, Nobel Peace Prize recipient * George Esquivel, shoe designer and craftsman * Laura Natalia Esquivel, teen actress and singer

Costa Rica

Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz Aniceto del Carmen Esquivel Sáenz (April 18, 1824 – October 22, 1898) was President of Costa Rica for a brief period of three months in 1876 before being deposed in a coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), als ...

, former President of Costa Rica *

Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (10 May 1844 – 15 April 1923) was a Nicaraguan-born President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government ti ...

, Nicaraguan-born former of Costa Rica *

Juan Bautista Esquivel Juan Bautista Esquivel Lobo (born 12 August 1980) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer who played his entire career for Saprissa. Club career Born in San Ramón, Esquivel made his professional debut for Saprissa against Limonense ...

, soccer player *

Natalia Esquivel Natalia may refer to: People * Natalia (given name), list of people with this name * Natalia (Belgian singer) (born 1980) * Natalia (Greek singer) (born 1983) * Natalia (Spanish singer) (born 1982) Music and film * ''Natalia'' (film), a ...

, composer and author

Mexico

Carlos Esquivel Carlos Esquivel Silva (born 10 April 1982) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Esquivel uprooted through the younger divisions of Toluca, and debuted in Apertura 2005 with then coach Américo Galle ...

, Mexican footballer *

Juan García Esquivel Juan García Esquivel (January 20, 1918 – January 3, 2002), often known mononymously as Esquivel!, was a Mexican band leader, pianist, and composer for television and films. He is recognized today as one of the foremost exponents of a sophisti ...

, Mexican band leader, pianist and composer *

Laura Esquivel Laura Beatriz Esquivel Valdés (born September 30, 1950) is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and politician, serving in the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress in the Chamber of Deputies for the Morena Party from 2015 to 2018. Her first n ...

, Mexican author * Yasmín Esquivel Mossa (born 1963), minister of the Supreme Court of Justice

Perú , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy fo ...

Rodrigo de Esquivel Rodrigo is a Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Italian language, Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' (Gothic name, Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given speci ...

, conquistador (conqueror) and

encomendero The ''encomienda'' () was a Spanish labour system that rewarded conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples. The labourers, in theory, were provided with benefits by the conquerors for whom they laboured, including military ...

Cuzco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; ...

16th century The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 ( MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 ( MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th centur ...

* Diego de Esquivel, first Marquis of San Lorenzo del Valleumbroso,

, 1687.

Spain

* Emilio Morote Esquivel, novelist *

Juan de Esquivel Juan de Esquivel (c. 1480 - c. 1515) was a Spanish colonist and first governor of Jamaica. Biography Juan de Esquivel was a native of Seville, the son of Pedro de Esquivel and Constanza Fernandez de Arauz. His grandfather, Gabriel Sanchez, had b ...

, explorer, first governor of Jamaica *

Juan Esquivel Barahona Juan eEsquivel Barahona (c. 1560 – after 1623) was the most prominent of the last generation of Spanish church composers of the Renaissance era. Although he never served in one of the major Spanish cathedrals, his music was known throughout Sp ...

, composer * Miguel de Álava y Esquivel, General and statesman

Other

Celso Esquivel Celso Esquivel González (born 20 March 1981) is a Paraguayan footballer who is currently playing for Club Almagro of the Primera B Metropolitana in Argentina.. Club career Esquivel played in Argentina for San Lorenzo, Racing Club and T ...

, Paraguayan soccer player *

Julia Esquivel Julia Esquivel Velásquez (May 3, 1930 – July 19, 2019) was a Guatemalan poet, theologian and human rights activist. Biography Esquivel was an academic at San Carlos University, Guatemala, the ''Seminario Biblico Latinoamericano'' in Costa ...

, Guatemalan writer and human rights activist *

Manuel Esquivel Sir Manuel Amadeo Esquivel (2 May 1940 – 10 February 2022) was a Belizean politician. As leader of the United Democratic Party, he served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989, and then again from 1993 to 1998. His party's victory in 1984 w ...

, former Belizean Prime Minister * Rafael Esquivel, former

Venezuelan Football Federation The Venezuelan Football Federation ( es, link=no, Federación Venezolana de Fútbol or FVF) is the governing body of football in Venezuela. It was founded in 1925 and affiliated in 1952. It is a member of CONMEBOL as well as FIFA, and is in c ...

directive

References

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