Aguilera (surname)
Aguilera is a surname which derives from Castile, predominant among Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Among the early explorers of the New World was Jerónimo de Aguilar, who reached the coast of Mexico in 1511 and lived for eight years among the Mayas, before joining Cortés in 1519 in the conquest of Mexico. Other early settlers of the new World include Catalina de Aguiar, who emigrated to America 1512.
The familyname could also be spelled Aguilar, Aguilera, Aguiler, Aguiar, Aquilar and others and may refer to the following people:
- Aaron Aguilera, professional wrestler
- Alberto Aguilera, Mexican singer better known as "Juan Gabriel"
- Carlos Aguilera, Uruguyan former footballer
- Carolina Aguilera, journalist
- Christina Aguilera (born 1980), American pop/R&B singer-songwriter
- Dave Aguilera, guitarist for Bleed the Dream
- Diego Marín Aguilera (died 1799), Spanish inventor
- Edward Aguilera (born 1976), Spanish singer
- Francisco Vicente Aguilera (1821–1877), Cuban patriot
- Francisco Aguilera II (1992-), Mexican-American rapper, better known as one half of L.I.Q. by his name Icon, or by his pseudonym Kano
- Germán Sequeira Aguilera (1884-1951), Nicaraguan politician
- Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1940-1981), President of Ecuador
- Jorge Aguilera (born 1966), Cuban sprinter
- Juan Aguilera (born 1962), Spanish tennis player
- Juan Miguel Aguilera (born 1960), Spanish fiction writer
- Marco Tulio Aguilera (born 1955), Mexican fiction writer
- Marián Aguilera (born 1977), Spanish film/television actress
- Rick Aguilera (born 1961), baseball player
- Ventura Ruiz Aguilera (1820–1881), Spanish poet