Arismendi is a

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surname, formed from ''aritz'' (oak) + ''mendi'' (mountain), and thus meaning "mountain of oaks".The Arizmendi Surname
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are indigenous to the area of northeast

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and southwest

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, a historical region known as the Basque Country.

History

A branch of the family immigrated to

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. One of the first to do so was probably Juan Bernardo de Arismendi, who was from

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. He immigrated to present-day

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, and was commander of the fortress in Araya during the second half of the 17th century. Through him, the Arismendi family became one of the most prominent families in Venezuela, and many historical figures in Venezuelan history derive from the family.

People with the surname Arismendi

* Daladier Arismendi (1975-2014), better known as Dala, was the founder of the Colombian reggae group Alerta Kamarada * Daniel Arismendi,

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* Diego Arismendi,

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* Fernando Arismendi,

* Helena Arizmendi (1927–2015), Argentine opera singer *

Juan Bautista Arismendi Juan Bautista Arismendi (March 15, 1775 – June 22, 1841) was a Venezuelan patriot and general of the Venezuelan War of Independence. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela. Arismendi was born in La Asuncion, Isla Margarita in 1775 ...

, Venezuelan patriot and general of the

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* Juan Bernardo Arismendi, Venezuelan real estate developer *

Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi (September 25, 1799 – June 2, 1866) was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. The beginning of the war Luisa was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to José Domingo Cáceres and Carmen Díaz, prospe ...

(1799-1866), heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence * Marcelo Arismendi, Chilean journalist and television presenter *

Marina Arismendi Ana Marina Arismendi Dubinsky (born 30 May 1949, Montevideo) is an Uruguayan teacher and politician of the Communist Party. She served as Minister of Social Development from 2005 to 2010, and from 2015 to 2020, in the first and second government ...

, Uruguayan senator and minister of social development *

Rodney Arismendi Tibaldo Rodney Arismendi Carrasco (21 March 1913, in Río Branco, Uruguay – 27 December 1989, in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan politician and political writer. Biography In 1930, he joined the Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU), which he represent ...

, former Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Uruguay * Rodolfo Loero Arismendi, Venezuelan founder of the first chemical industrial school in

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and of the University Institute of Industrial Technology Rodolfo Loero Arismendi * Margot Arismendi Amengual, Venezuelan wife of architect

Carlos Raúl Villanueva Carlos Raúl Villanueva Astoul (May 30, 1900 – August 16, 1975) was a Venezuelan modernist architect. Villanueva went for the first time to Venezuela when he was 28 years old. He was involved in the development and modernization of Caracas, ...

* Yanina Angelini Arismendi, Uruguayan painter, gallerist and social justice activist living in the USA

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History

People with the surname Arismendi

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