Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Palafox is a somewhat uncommon surname that originated in Spain and may refer to:
Contreras is a Spanish surname of toponymic origin, for "from the surrounding area". It is a common family name in the Hispanic-speaking world.
Mendoza is a Basque surname, also occurring as a place name.
José Rebolledo de Palafox y Melzi, 1st Duke of Saragossa was a Spanish general who fought in the Peninsular War.
Serrano is a surname common in the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian languages.
Carmona is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Luis Rebolledo de Palafox y Melzi, 4th Marquess of Lazán, 9th Marquess of San Felices de Aragón was an Aragonese officer and general during the Spanish War of Independence. Alongside his brother José de Palafox, the Duke of Saragossa, Lazán was a national hero in 19th century Spain for his defence of Saragossa from the French Imperial armies in 1808 and 1809.
Muñoz is a Spanish-language surname—with a Portuguese-language variant (Munhoz).
Vera is a Spanish surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
Navarro is a Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French surname. Navarro is a habitational surname denoting someone from Navarre after the Kingdom of Pamplona took on the new naming in the high Middle Ages, while also keeping its original meaning of 'Basque-speaking person' in a broader sense, an ethnic surname. Ultimately the name is derived from the Basque word naba. (Spanish) One who came from Navarro, an ancient kingdom in Spain. The surname, Navarro, was born as a nickname given to Navarre gentlemen-knights who participated in the Spanish reconquest. Besides the surname Navarro was expanded throughout Valencia.
Cortés, Cortês (Portuguese), Cortès (Catalan) is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, respectively. The surname derived from the Old French corteis or curteis, meaning 'courteous' or 'polite', and is related to the English Curtis.
Ponce is a surname or part of a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mena is a Spanish surname that originates as both a Basque and Spanish Sephardic surname.
Valdés is a Spanish toponymic surname of Asturian origin. Its appearance has been dated back to the times of the Reconquista in the municipality of Valdés, Asturias, where the eponymous lineage began. The area around the current town of Luarca was known as Val de Ese, "valley of the river Ese", as attested in medieval documents. This river would later be known as the Esva River. According to Luis de Valdés' Memorias (1622), the river itself took its name from the letter s due to its similar shape, although this is considered unlikely.
Campos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, meaning "Fields" in both languages. Notable people with the surname include:
Aguirre is a surname of Basque origin. It shows different variants and composite surnames, meaning 'prominent' or 'exposed prominence/place'. Lope de Aguirre was one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas. Based on "the U.S. Census Bureau's 1990 and 2000 censuses," HowManyofMe.com estimates in mid-2013 that 68,990 people bear the surname Aguirre in the United States, making the name statistically the country's 508th most common surname.
Gamero is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lastra is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Astorga is a Hispanic surname that may refer to the following notable people:
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