Quesada
Quesada is a Spanish name originating from the region of Jaén, Andalucia. It was originally the surname of the nobility from the town of Quesada. It is also briefly mentioned in the tale of Don Quixote as a possible alternate surname for the title character.
History
This surname was first recorded during the 1240s AD, in a manuscript about Ferdinand III of Castile's army recapturing Seville.[1]
People
- Alejandro Quezada, aka Alejandro Diaz, Dominican baseball player
- Alfredo De Quesada, Puerto Rican actor
- Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (1871–1939), Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and sixth President of Cuba
- Diego Camacho Quesada (born 1976), Spanish footballer
- Elwood Richard Quesada (1904–1993), American administrator and air force general
- Francisco Miró Quesada (born 1918), Peruvian philosopher
- Francisco Morazán Quesada (1792–1842), President of Central America
- Gabriel Quesada Avendaño (born 1955), Costa Rican ecologist
- Gonzalo Quesada (born 1974), Argentine rugby player
- Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1506-1579), Spanish explorer and conquistador
- Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis of Miravalles (1818–1889), Spanish soldier
- Joe Quesada (born 1962), editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
- Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada (born 1956), Mexican politician
- Nya Quesada (1919−2013), Argentine actress
- Ricardo Quesada López-Calleja (1929-1994), Costa Rican lawyer and environmentalist
- Salvador Quesada (1889-?), Olympic fencer
- Steven Michael Quezada (born 1963), American actor
- Vicente Fox Quesada, (born 1942), former President of Mexico
- Vicente Quesada (1812–1877), Chilean lawyer and lawmaker, father of Jenaro Quesada
- Yoelbi Quesada (born 1973), Cuban athlete in the triple jump
Places
- Quesada, Jaén, a town in Andalucia, Spain
- Ciudad Quesada, a city in the canton of San Carlos in province of Alajuela in Costa Rica
- Quesada de San Carlos, a district in the canton of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica
- Quezada, a municipality in Guatemala
Other
- Quesada (cicada), a covered-tymbal cicada genus
- Quesada Pasiega, a typical dessert of the Pas valley in Cantabria, Spain. It is made mainly of fresh cheese, butter, flour and eggs
References
- ↑ "Historia y heráldica del apellido Quesada.". GRAN INDICE DE HERALDICA E HISTORIA DE APELLIDOS. HERALDICA ESCUDOS DE APELLIDOS. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
See also
- de Quesada (disambiguation)