del Junco is a
Spanish surname meaning “from the reeds”. The most notable family with this name is the
Rodrigo del Junco
Rodrigo del Junco (born in Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain, died 1592) was a Spanish soldier, a factor (mercantile agent) and Overseer of the Royal Estate in '' La Florida'', and governor of the province in 1592.
Biography
Rodrigo del Junco was ba ...
family which originally came from Oviedo,
Asturias,
Spain. In the second half of the 16th century, the family settled in
St. Augustine
Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Afri ...
,
Florida before establishing in
Matanzas
Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...
,
Cuba during the 17th century. The family’s residence in Matanzas was widely known as the
Palacio Del Junco (the Del Junco Palace). The house is no longer used as a private residence but it hosts a state-owned Museum. In Matanzas, the family also owned the
Palmar del Junco stadium. There, in 1874, the first game of baseball was played in Cuba. The Matanzas’ Del Junco family still owns one of the largest crypt in the
Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo.
Some notable descendants of Rodrigo del Junco are
*
Carlos del Junco, is a renowned Cuban-Canadian harmonica musician.
*
Mauricio J. Tamargo, lawyer and 14th Chairman of the
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
*
Pedro Junco
Pedro Junco Jr. (born as Pedro Buenaventura Jesus del Junco-Redondas, 22 February 1920 – 25 April 1943) was a Cuban composer. He composed many boleros such as " Estoy Triste, "Soy Como Soy", " Me lo Dijo el Mar", " Quisiera", "Tus Ojos" and ...
was a famous Cuban composer.
*
Tirso del Junco-Mesa
Tirso Del Junco (born April 20, 1925) is an American politician who served as chair of the Republican Party of California, and the head of the University of California board of regents. He is also a former Olympic rower and a medical doctor.
Ea ...
surgeon and U.S.
Republican leader in
California.
*
Tirso del Junco-Bobadilla Tirso is Spanish and Portuguese for Thyrsus, and usually refers to the saint of that name (Saint Thyrsus) (San Tirso, Santo Tirso). It can also refer to:
People
* Tirso Cruz III (born 1952), Filipino actor
* Tirso de Molina (1579-1648), Spanish pl ...
, is a renowned
Cuban-American surgeon.
*
Max Borges-del Junco
Maximiliano de la Luz Borges y del Junco (May 29, 1890 in Jaruco, Cuba - June 9, 1963, Arlington, VA) was a well-known Cuban architect and Minister of Public Works during the presidency of Dr. Federico Laredo Brú of Cuba.
He graduated as an eng ...
, architect
*
Max Borges-Recio, architect
*
Miguel Díaz de la Portilla
Miguel Díaz de la Portilla (born January 30, 1963) is a Cuban-American attorney and politician from Florida. A Republican, he served in the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016, representing parts of Miami, Coral Gables, and the surrounding area ...
, Cuban-American former Florida State Senator and Miami-Dade County Commissioner.
General references
* ''Historia de Familias Cubanas'' (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985)
Particular Reference to
Alonso del Portillo-del Junco
* ''Historia de Familias Cubanas'' (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985 )
* ''Origenes - Compendio Historico Genealogico del Linea Zayas Descendencia del Infante Don Jaime de Aragon'' (Zayas Publishing, 2003, )
Alonso del Portillo-Marcano
*''Historia de Familias Cubanas'' (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985 )
*''Directorio Social de la Habana 1948'', (P. Fernandez y Cia S.A.)
* ''Origenes - Compendio Historico Genealogico del Linea Zayas Descendencia del Infante Don Jaime de Aragon'' (Zayas Publishing, 2003, )
Alonso J. del Portillo-Tamargo
* ''Historia de Familias Cubanas'' (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985 )
* ''Origenes - Compendio Historico Genealogico del Linea Zayas Descendencia del Infante Don Jaime de Aragon'' (Zayas Publishing, 2003, )
* ''Directorio Social de la Habana 1948'', (P. Fernandez y Cia S.A.)
* http://www.alpha66.org/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070610233626/http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/public-records/searchresult2.asp?page=1
Alonso R. del Portillo
*
Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned' by
Judd Winick (2000; Henry Holt & Co.)
* ''Historia de Familias Cubanas'' (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985 )
* ''Origenes - Compendio Historico Genealogico del Linea Zayas Descendencia del Infante Don Jaime de Aragon'' (Zayas Publishing, 2003, )
* ''The International Jesuit Alumni Directory Belen'' (Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company Inc, 2004) MCNH-W54-4-4.OVA, page 74
* ''The International Jesuit Alumni Directory Belen'' (Forum Press Inc., 1994), page 254
* ''Belen Jesuit Prep Echoes Vol. XVI'', 1978, Taylor Publishing Company, page 208
* ''Belen Jesuit Prep Echoes Vol. XV'', 1977, page 174
* ''The Miami Herald'' - March 5, 1990 - LOCAL
* ''The Miami Herald'' - January 7, 2000 - DIVORCES
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Spanish families