Verdugo is a surname of Spanish origin. Verdugo means "
butcher
A butcher is a person who may Animal slaughter, slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesal ...
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executioner
An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who executes a sentence of capital punishment on a legally condemned person.
Scope and job
The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorising or order ...
" in English. Notable people with the surname include:
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Agustín Landa Verdugo (1923–2009), Mexican architect and urban planner
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Alex Verdugo, (born 1996), American baseball player
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Alonso Verdugo, 3rd Count of Torrepalma (1706–1767), Spanish count
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Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo
Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo (12 January 1925 – 24 May 2013) was a Mexican socialist politician and democracy activist. A long-standing leader of the Mexican Communist Party and the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico (PSUM), Martínez promoted ...
(born 1925), Mexican politician
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Elena Verdugo
Elena Angela Verdugo (April 20, 1925 – May 30, 2017) was an American actress who began in films at the age of five in '' Cavalier of the West'' (1931). Her career in radio, television and film spanned six decades.
Early life
Elena Angela V ...
(1925–2017), American actor
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Francisco Verdugo
Francisco Verdugo, Spanish military commander in the Dutch Revolt, (born in 1537 in Talavera de la Reina, province of Toledo, died in Luxembourg, 1595), became ''Maestre de Campo General,'' in the Spanish Netherlands. He was also the last Spanish ...
(1537–1595), Spanish military commander
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Gorka Verdugo (born 1978), Spanish cyclist
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José María Verdugo (1751–1831), soldier of the Presidio of San Diego
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Kevin Verdugo (born 1968), American football player and coach
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Mariano Verdugo (1746–1822), Spanish soldier and mayor
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Patricia Verdugo
Patricia del Cármen Verdugo Aguirre (October 20, 1947 – January 13, 2008) was a Chilean journalist, writer and human rights activist. She focused much of her investigative reporting on the human rights abuses committed by the military dictator ...
(1947–2008), Chilean journalist, writer and activist
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Pedro Verdugo, 2nd Count of Torrepalma (1657–1720), Spanish count and academic
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Ryan Verdugo (born 1987), American baseball player
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Spanish-language surnames
Occupational surnames