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Early Origins of the Sanmartin family

The surname Sanmartin was first found in Granada, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Sanmartin family

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Sanmartin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: San Martin, Sanmarti, Martin, St.Martin and others.

Early Notables of the Sanmartin family

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Sanmartin migration to the United States+



Sanmartin Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Alonso De San Martin, who was recorded in America in 1528
  • Juan De San Martin, who settled in Cartagena in 1534
  • Pedro San Martin, who arrived in Peru in 1534
  • Domingo De San Martin, who arrived in New Granada in 1555
Sanmartin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • J SanMartin, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Sanmartin (post 1700)+

  • José María Peña San Martín (1937-2024), Spanish economist and politician, Mayor of Burgos in Castile and León from 1979 to 1992, the longest service in that office
  • Ramon Grau San Martín (1887-1969), twice president of Cuba (1933-34, 1944-48)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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