Mosquera is a Spanish surname (first name) originally from

Galicia (Spain) Galicia (; gl, Galicia or ; es, Galicia}; pt, Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, a ...

. The family crest states (Spanish) Gallego. It derives from the mansion of the family's founder, Ramiro de Mosquera. In the fifth century, it was already linked to ''Moscoso'', one of Galicia's oldest notable families. Mosquera spread around Galicia, Las Castillas,

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and

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. In Galicia, one of the oldest houses was in Coto de Villar de Payo Muniz, ''a dos leguas'' from Ourense. Another existed at villa de

Vilariño de Conso Vilariño de Conso is a municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. It is one of the largest municipalities in the Ourense region and lies in the central eastern part of the province A province is almost always an adminis ...

Etymology

According to etymologists, the name ''Mosquera'' is an allusion to a place where the greatest quantity of "aces" grows, and derives itself from the word "moscon", which originally referred to a type of tree.

Family

Part of the family settled in

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where the name changed to "Mosqueira". The following names are in the lists of the

Order of Carlos III The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, originally Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III ( es, Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III, originally es, Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III) was establ ...

: Gabriel Mosquera and Luis Mosquera y Julián Mosquera. Antonio Mosquera was born in Spain and was a soldier in the War of Flanders and

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. He went to

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

with a thousand men, and arrived at

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on October 6, 1605.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 68.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Mosquera'' were residents of Colombia (frequency 1:264), 8.7% of

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

(1:689), 7.0% of

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...

(1:1,635), 4.5% of

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(1:3,950), 2.7% of the

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(1:14,325), 1.9% of

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

(1:6,421), 1.8% of

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(1:820), 1.4% of

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(1:11,512) and 1.2% of the

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(1:111,635). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,950) only in one autonomous community:

Galicia Galicia may refer to: Geographic regions * Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain ** Gallaecia, a Roman province ** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia ** The medieval King ...

(1:409). In Colombia, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:264) in the following departments:Mosquera surname distribution
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Chocó Department Choco Department is a department of Western Colombia known for its large Afro-Colombian population. It is in the west of the country, and is the only Colombian department to have coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. I ...

(1:10) #

Cauca Department Cauca Department (, es, Departamento del Cauca) is a Department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department ...

(1:83) # Valle del Cauca Department (1:101) #

Guaviare Department Guaviare () is a department of Colombia. It is in the southern central region of the country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare. Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991, by the new Political Constitution of Colombia. Up until that point, it w ...

(1:169) #

Huila Department Huila () is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva. Demography and Ethnography Huila is a department that has a population of 1,122,622 inhabitants, of which 679,667 (60.54 ...

(1:234) #

Risaralda Department Risaralda () or "Rizaralde", is a landlocked department of Colombia. It is located in the western central region of the country and part of the Paisa Region. Its capital is Pereira. It was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966. Risa ...

(1:257)

Notables

Aquivaldo Mosquera Aquivaldo Mosquera Romaña (born 22 June 1981) is a Colombian former professional footballer. He also holds Mexican citizenship. Club career Mosquera made his debut in 2000 playing for Atlético Nacional. He would make over 150 appearances for ...

(born 1981), Colombian football player *

Aurelio Mosquera Don Aurelio Mosquera Narváez (2 August 1883 – 17 November 1939) was an Ecuadorian politician who served as President of Ecuador from December 1938 to November 1939. Mosquera was born in Quito. He studied medicine in Quito, then traveled to ...

(1883-1939), Ecuadorian president *

Edwin Mosquera Edwin Mosquera may refer to: * Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter) * Edwin Mosquera (footballer) {{hndis, Mosquera, Edwin ...

(born 1985), Colombian weightlifter *

Ezequiel Mosquera Ezequiel Mosquera Míguez (born 19 November 1975) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He has finished in the top 5 of the Vuelta a España in all appearances, and finished second in 2010, after putting in a strong time trial and winning the ...

(born 1975), Spanish professional cyclist *

Jesús Mosquera Jesús Mosquera Bernal (; born 23 February 1993) is a Spanish ex-footballer turned actor, best known for his portrayal of Hugo Beltrán in ''Toy Boy (TV series), Toy Boy''. Career as footballer Born in the southern coastal town of Fuengirola ...

(born 1993), Spanish actor *

Joaquín Mosquera Joaquín Mariano de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (14 December 1787 – 4 April 1878) was a Colombian statesman and a Founding Father of Colombia who served as the 3rd and 5th President of Gran Colombia. Mosquera also served as Vice Pres ...

(1787-1878), Colombian president *

John Jairo Mosquera John Jairo Mosquera (born 15 January 1988) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, including at Werder Bremen where he appeared in three Bundesliga matches. He ...

(born 1988), Colombian football player *

Josimar Mosquera Josimar Mosquera Angulo (born 12 October 1982) is a Colombian football (soccer), football defender who currently plays for Argentine club Asociación Social y Deportiva Justo José de Urquiza, J.J. de Urquiza. Career Mosquera started his career ...

(born 1982), Colombian football player * Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (born 1985), Ecuadorian football player * Luis Javier Mosquera (born 1995), Colombian weightlifter *

Mabel Mosquera Mabel Mosquera Mena (born July 1, 1969) is a weightlifter from Quibdó, Colombia. Born in Quibdó, Department of Chocó, she started weightlifting in 1999. She competed in the women's 53 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Lif ...

(born 1969), Colombian weightlifter *

Máximo Mosquera Máximo Mosquera Zegarra (8 January 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Chincha Alta, Mosquera played for Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Cali, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Atlético Balea ...

(1928-2016), Peruvian footballer * Óscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera (born 1983), Colombian weightlifter, Olympic champion *

Pedro Mosquera Pedro Mosquera Parada (born 21 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for AD Alcorcón mainly as a defensive midfielder. Career Born in A Coruña, Galicia, Mosquera played roller hockey for his high school team in neighbour ...

(born 1988), Spanish footballer *

Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Tomás Cipriano Ignacio María de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (September 26, 1798 – October 7, 1878) was a Colombian general, political figure. He was president of Colombia four times. The first time was as president of Republic of N ...

(1798-1878), Colombian president *

Yohn Geiller Mosquera Yohn Géiller Mosquera Martínez, better known as Yohn Mosquera (born April 15, 1989), is a Colombian association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Real Estelí FC of the Liga Primera de Nicaragua. Career Born in Turbo, ...

(born 1989), Colombian football player

Toponyms

Mosquera, Cundinamarca Mosquera is a municipality of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Mosquera is close to the capital Bogotá and is part of its metropolitan area. The urban centre of Mosquera is situated at an al ...

, municipality in Colombia *

Mosquera, Nariño Mosquera is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Climate Mosquera has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pia ...

, municipality in Colombia

References

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