Avendaño is a Spanish surname. It is believed to have originated in Galicia, then passed to the Basque Country,[1] and later spread to other areas of Spain and Portugal as well as Latin America.
People
editNotable people with the surname include:
- Dr. Diego Núñez de Avendaño, Peruvian 16th century judge and, briefly, viceroy of Peru
- Diego de Avendaño, Spanish-Peruvian 17th century Jesuit academic
- Fernando Avendaño, Peruvian 17th century priest
- Guillermo Flores Avendaño, President of Guatemala briefly in 1957-58
- Hugo Avendaño, Mexican singer and actor
- Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez Avendaño, Salvadoran military officer
- Jorge Avendaño, Mexican pianist, composer, songwriter and music producer
- Juan Avendaño, Spanish tennis player
- Juan Pablo Avendaño, Argentine footballer
- Manuel Avendaño, Chilean footballer
- Nazareth Avendaño, Costa Rican diplomat
- Pedro de Avendaño, Spanish conquistador
- Pedro Medina Avendaño, Colombian poet
- Serafín Avendaño, Spanish painter
- Víctor Avendaño, Argentine boxer
- Justin Avendano, Cricketer
Famous Criminals
edit- The Avendaño brothers of the 2017 Netflix and Univision series, El Chapo, based on the real-life drug lords of the Tijuana drug cartel (a.k.a. the Arellano-Félix Organization):
References
edit- ^ "Avendaño". genealogiafamiliar.net.