Mosquera is a Spanish surname (first name) originally from

Galicia (Spain) Galicia (; gl, Galicia or ; es, Galicia}; pt, Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and ...

. The family crest states (Spanish) Gallego. It derives from the mansion of the family's founder, Ramiro de Mosquera. In the fifth century, it was already linked to ''Moscoso'', one of Galicia's oldest notable families. Mosquera spread around Galicia, Las Castillas,

Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...

and

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. In Galicia, one of the oldest houses was in Coto de Villar de Payo Muniz, ''a dos leguas'' from Ourense. Another existed at villa de Vilariño de Conso.

Etymology

According to etymologists, the name ''Mosquera'' is an allusion to a place where the greatest quantity of "aces" grows, and derives itself from the word "moscon", which originally referred to a type of tree.

Family

Part of the family settled in

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where the name changed to "Mosqueira". The following names are in the lists of the

Order of Carlos III The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, originally Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III ( es, Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III, originally es, Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III) was establ ...

: Gabriel Mosquera and Luis Mosquera y Julián Mosquera. Antonio Mosquera was born in Spain and was a soldier in the War of Flanders and

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

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. He went to

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

with a thousand men, and arrived at

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

on October 6, 1605.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 68.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Mosquera'' were residents of

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

(frequency 1:264), 8.7% of

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

(1:689), 7.0% of

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

(1:1,635), 4.5% of

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(1:3,950), 2.7% of the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

(1:14,325), 1.9% of

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

(1:6,421), 1.8% of

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

(1:820), 1.4% of

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

(1:11,512) and 1.2% of the

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(1:111,635). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,950) only in one autonomous community: Galicia (1:409). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:264) in the following departments:Mosquera surname distribution
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Chocó Department Choco Department is a department of Western Colombia known for its large Afro-Colombian population. It is in the west of the country, and is the only Colombian department to have coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It ...

(1:10) #

Cauca Department Cauca Department (, es, Departamento del Cauca) is a Department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department t ...

(1:83) # Valle del Cauca Department (1:101) #

Guaviare Department Guaviare () is a department of Colombia. It is in the southern central region of the country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare. Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991, by the new Political Constitution of Colombia. Up until that point, it ...

(1:169) #

Huila Department Huila () is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva, Colombia, Neiva. Demography and Ethnography Huila is a department that has a population of 1,122,622 inhabitants, of whic ...

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Risaralda Department Risaralda () or "Rizaralde", is a landlocked department of Colombia. It is located in the western central region of the country and part of the Paisa Region. Its capital is Pereira. It was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966. Risar ...

(1:257)

Notables

Aquivaldo Mosquera Aquivaldo Mosquera Romaña (born 22 June 1981) is a Colombian former professional footballer. He also holds Mexican citizenship. Club career Mosquera made his debut in 2000 playing for Atlético Nacional. He would make over 150 appearances for ...

(born 1981), Colombian football player *

Aurelio Mosquera Don Aurelio Mosquera Narváez (2 August 1883 – 17 November 1939) was an Ecuadorian politician who served as President of Ecuador from December 1938 to November 1939. Mosquera was born in Quito. He studied medicine in Quito, then traveled to ...

(1883-1939), Ecuadorian president *

Edwin Mosquera Edwin Mosquera may refer to: * Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter) * Edwin Mosquera (footballer) {{hndis, Mosquera, Edwin ...

(born 1985), Colombian weightlifter *

Ezequiel Mosquera Ezequiel Mosquera Míguez (born 19 November 1975) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He has finished in the top 5 of the Vuelta a España in all appearances, and finished second in 2010, after putting in a strong time trial and winning the ...

(born 1975), Spanish professional cyclist *

Jesús Mosquera Jesús Mosquera Bernal (; born 23 February 1993) is a Spanish ex-footballer turned actor, best known for his portrayal of Hugo Beltrán in ''Toy Boy''. Career as footballer Born in the southern coastal town of Fuengirola in the province of M� ...

(born 1993), Spanish actor *

Joaquín Mosquera Joaquín Mariano de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (14 December 1787 – 4 April 1878) was a Colombian statesman and a Founding Father of Colombia who served as the 3rd and 5th President of Gran Colombia. Mosquera also served as Vice Pres ...

(1787-1878), Colombian president * John Jairo Mosquera (born 1988), Colombian football player * Josimar Mosquera (born 1982), Colombian football player * Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (born 1985), Ecuadorian football player *

Luis Javier Mosquera Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano (born 27 March 1995) is a Colombian Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country in the Men's 69 kg Weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics on August 9, 2016, winning the bronze medal. He initiall ...

(born 1995), Colombian weightlifter *

Mabel Mosquera Mabel Mosquera Mena (born July 1, 1969) is a Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter from Quibdó, Colombia. Born in Quibdó, Department of Chocó, she started weightlifting in 1999. She competed in the women's 53 kg weight class at the Weig ...

(born 1969), Colombian weightlifter *

Máximo Mosquera Máximo Mosquera Zegarra (8 January 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Chincha Alta, Mosquera played for Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Cali, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Atlético B ...

(1928-2016), Peruvian footballer * Óscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera (born 1983), Colombian weightlifter, Olympic champion *

Pedro Mosquera Pedro Mosquera Parada (born 21 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for AD Alcorcón mainly as a defensive midfielder. Career Born in A Coruña, Galicia, Mosquera played roller hockey for his high school team in neighbou ...

(born 1988), Spanish footballer *

Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Tomás Cipriano Ignacio María de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (September 26, 1798 – October 7, 1878) was a Colombian general, political figure. He was president of Colombia four times. The first time was as president of Republic of N ...

(1798-1878), Colombian president * Yohn Geiller Mosquera (born 1989), Colombian football player

Toponyms

* Mosquera, Cundinamarca, municipality in Colombia * Mosquera, Nariño, municipality in Colombia

References

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