Pacheco

Pacheco is a noble lineage of Portuguese and Spanish origin. A Roman general called Vivio Pacieco, sent by Julius Caesar to fight in the Iberian peninsula, is one of the first persons recorded with this surname[1], which could translate to "Noble One". The surname has also a jewish variant traced to Franks in France.[2]

The following are notable people with the surname Pacheco:

General

  • Alex Pacheco (born 1958), animal rights activist, co-founder of PETA.
  • Ángel Pacheco (1793-1869), was an Argentine military officer trained by José de San Martín who later became one of the top commanders in the Confederacy during the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas. He never lost a battle under his command.
  • Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (1713-1785), Spanish cartographer and artist
  • Duarte Pacheco Pereira (c. 1460–1533), Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer
  • José Francisco Pacheco (born 1951), Portuguese educator
  • Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco (1650-1725), Spanish aristocrat, politician, academician and general
  • María Pacheco Padilla (c.1496-1531), Spanish military defender of the city of Toledo
  • Rafael Pacheco (born 1954), Spanish astronomer
  • Rodrigo Pacheco, 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (c. 1565-1652), Spanish nobleman, inquisitor of Valladolid, and viceroy of New Spain

In arts and entertainment

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References

  1. "Pacheco Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. Yates Sosa, Rafael (2012). El fin del mundo maya y la ex-República de Yucatán (in Spanish). Bloomington, IN: Palibrio. p. 57. ISBN 9781463320393.
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