Cuellar or Cuéllar is a Spanish surname derived from

Cuéllar Cuéllar () is a municipality in the Province of Segovia, within the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. The municipality had a population of 9,730 inhabitants according to the municipal register of inhabitants (INE) as of 1 Janu ...

, a town in the

Segovia Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is in the Inner Plateau (''Meseta central''), near the northern slopes of th ...

province of

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. The name has a number of variations, including "Cuéllar", "de Cuéllar", "Cuellar", "de Cuellar", "Cuello", "de Cuello", "Coello", and "de Coello". The surname first emerged in the

Kingdom of Castile The Kingdom of Castile (; es, Reino de Castilla, la, Regnum Castellae) was a large and powerful state on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region. It began in the 9th centu ...

during the

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Origin and history

The color of the Cuéllar coat of arms is Azur; corresponding to the symbol of water and the continuity of life, Azur is a color that signifies

nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

beauty Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes these objects pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, together with art and taste, is the main subject of aesthetics, o ...

chastity Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is ''chaste'' refrains either from sexual activity considered immoral or any sexual activity, according to their state of life. In some contexts, for example when mak ...

, and

fidelity Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty. Its original meaning regarded duty in a broader sense than the related concept of ''fealty''. Both derive from the Latin word ''fidēlis'', meaning "faithful or loyal". In the City of London f ...

, as well as other virtues that characterised the family, such as economic abundance, perseverance, luck, fame and the desire to win.

Notable persons

Artists and academics

* Erika Cuéllar, Bolivian biologist * José Cuéllar, Anthropologist and musician *

Juan de Cuéllar Juan José Ruperto de Cuéllar y Villanueba (ca. 1739, probably Real Sitio de Aranjuez, Spain – 1801, Ilocos, Philippines) was a Spanish pharmacology, pharmacologist and botany, botanist. From 1786 to 1797 he was the leader of a royal bo ...

, Spanish pharmacologist * Nicolás Cuéllar (1927–2010), Mexican painter *José Tomás de Cuéllar (1830–1894), poet, playwright, and novelist

Politicians and officials

* Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, American politician *

Francisco de Cuellar Francisco de Cuéllar (Valladolid, Spain, 1562) was a Spanish sea captain who sailed with the Spanish Armada in 1588 and was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. He gave a remarkable account of his experiences in the fleet and on the run in Ireland. ...

, Spanish sea captain *

Henry Cuellar Enrique Roberto Cuellar (born September 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he is considered one of the most conservative representatives in the De ...

, member of the United States House of Representatives *

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra (; ; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as Prime Mini ...

(1920–2020), Peruvian diplomat *

Juana Rangel de Cuéllar Juana Rangel de Cuellar (6 October 1649 – 1736) was the founder of the Colombian city of Cúcuta, located in the Norte de Santander Department. She was born and died in Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pa ...

, Spanish conquistador * Luis Francisco Cuéllar (1940–2009), Colombian politician * Renato Cuellar, member of the Texas House of Representatives *

Savina Cuéllar Savina Cuéllar Leaños (born 30 January 1963) is a Bolivian politician who formerly as governor of the Department of Chuquisaca. She is of Quechua ancestry and one of the leading oppositionists to president Evo Morales. 2006 she joined the Bo ...

, Bolivian politician

Sports players and coaches

Ángel Cuéllar Ángel Manuel Cuéllar Llanos (born 13 September 1972) is a Spanish former footballer, currently a manager. A left winger or a forward, his main assets were dribbling and scoring ability. He spent most of his professional career with Betis (n ...

, Spanish former footballer * Bobby Cuellar, American pitching coach *

Carlos Cuéllar Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez (; born 23 August 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a right-back. Club career Early career Born in Madrid, Cuéllar represented Internacional ...

, Spanish footballer *

David Cuéllar David Cuéllar Tainta (born 1 November 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right winger. Club career Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Cuéllar came through the youth ranks of Athletic Bilbao, but managed to play just 14 games without ...

, Spanish footballer * Diego Cuéllar, Chilean footballer * Fabián Cuéllar, Colombian footballer * Fernando Cuellar, Peruvian footballer * Gustavo Cuéllar, Colombian footballer * Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, Mexican footballer *

Iván Cuéllar Iván Cuéllar Sacristán (born 27 May 1984), nicknamed Pichu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting de Gijón. Formed at Atlético Madrid, he spent most of his career with Sporting de Gijón, where he made ...

, Spanish footballer * Jesus Cuellar, Argentine boxer *

Leonardo Cuéllar Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera (born 14 January 1954) is a Mexican football manager and former player who last acted as the manager of América in the Liga MX Femenil. He was the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2 ...

, Mexican former footballer * Miguel Ángel Cuéllar, Paraguayan footballer * Miguel Cuéllar, Colombian chess master *

Mike Cuellar Miguel Ángel Cuellar Santana (; May 8, 1937 – April 2, 2010) was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher in 1959 and from 1964 through 1977, most prominently as a membe ...

(1937–2010), Cuban baseball player * Pablo Cuéllar, Panamanian chess master *

Renae Cuéllar Renae Nicole Cuéllar Cuéllar (born Renae Nicole Garcia, 24 June 1990) is an American-born Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Tijuana and the Mexico women's national team. Early life Born in Bellf ...

, Mexican–American footballer * Jaume Cuéllar, Spanish footballer

Gallery

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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar Diego Velázquez de CuéllarPronounced: (1465 – c. June 12, 1524) was a Spanish conquistador and the first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba. As the first governor of the island, he establi ...

(1465–1524) was a Spanish

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and first governor of

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Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuellar Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuéllar (18 July 1782 – 29 July 1842) was a Bolivian lawyer, general and politician who served as the de facto eighth president of Bolivia briefly in 1841. He also served as the third vice president from 1835 to 1839 ...

(1782–1842) was the

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(1920–2020), a

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vian diplomat, served as the fifth

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, U.S representative for

Texas's 28th congressional district Texas's 28th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers a strip in deep south Texas starting in the eastern outskirts of San Antonio, and ending at the U.S.–Mexico border. Towns entirely or partially within thi ...

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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Mariano-Florentino "Tino" Cuéllar (born July 27, 1972) is an American scholar, academic leader, public official, jurist, and nonprofit executive currently serving as the 10th president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. A former ...

was an associate justice of the

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, and official in the Clinton and

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administrations.

References

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