Montoya

Montoya

Montoya is a Spanish surname. It originally comes from a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava, in the Basque region of northern Spain.[1] During the Reconquista, it extended southwards throughout Castille and Andalusia. The name roughly translates to mean hills and valleys[citation needed]. It has become more frequent among Gitanos than among the general Spanish population[2].

People with the surname Montoya include:

  • Al Montoya (born 1985), American ice hockey goaltender in the American Hockey League
  • Aldo Montoya, a former ring persona of American professional wrestler Peter Polaco (born 1973)
  • Carlos Montoya (1903–1993), Spanish flamenco guitarist and son of Ramón Montoya
  • Craig Montoya (born 1970), American rock musician
  • Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian cocaine trafficker on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
  • José Montoya (born 1932), Chicano bilingual poet
  • Joseph Montoya (1915–1978), U.S. Senator from New Mexico
  • Juan Pablo Montoya (born 1975), Colombian motor racing NASCAR driver and former Formula One driver
  • Matilde Montoya (1859–1939), presumingly the first female physician in Mexico, who held an academic degree
  • Ramón Montoya (1880–1949), Spanish flamenco guitarist and father of Carlos Montoy
  • Las Hermanas Montoya, RCA/Victor recording artists. Latin Sister Singing Group
  • Lee Arnold Montoya, CEO/President Ace Drywall & Painting Inc
  • Nadal Montoya Jr., Manager of The Freakin Ricans
  • Adam Montoya, also known as Seananners, Machinima employee and youtube celebrity.
Christopher Montoya, known as "Magic hands", basketball player for the Singapore Slingers

Fictional characters:

  • Carmelita Montoya Fox, fictional female INTERPOL bounty hunter from the Sly Cooper series of video games
  • Fritz Montoya, character in the Honorverse
  • Inigo Montoya, fencer from William Goldman’s novel The Princess Bride and the movie from the novel
  • Nemi Montoya, Norwegian comic book character
  • Renee Montoya, police detective in DC Comics’ Gotham City Police Department
  • Josefina Montoya, American Girl character residing in Santa Fe in 1824

References

  1. ^ http://heraldicahispana.com/ApA/monedero-montoya.htm
  2. ^ Diccionario de apellidos españoles, Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes, Antonio García, Editorial Espasa, Madrid 2001. ISBN 8423922898. Section III.3.8 page XXXIX.

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