The Basque surname Arguedas is derived from the word "argueta," which in turn comes from the Basque word "arguitsu," meaning "bright, luminous." As a surname Arguedas was most likely originally used to identify a person who lived in a characteristically bright or luminous area.
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Early Origins of the Arguedas family
The surname Arguedas was first found in the northern Basque province of Vizcaya, where the ancestral house or "casa solar" of the family was founded.
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Early History of the Arguedas family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arguedas research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1688 is included under the topic Early Arguedas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Arguedas Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Arguenta, Arguedas and others.
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Early Notables of the Arguedas family
Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was
don José de Arguedas who was granted nobility in 1688, as well as Rafael Argueta, a renowned violinist of the nineteenth century
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Migration of the Arguedas family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ana Arguenta who arrived and settled in Honduras in 1559.
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