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Zúñiga is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of 
This town was known as ''Estuñiga'', particularly during the Middle Ages, and between that time and the present, it has gone through many spelling variations.
The Carlist General Zumalacarregui slept here on 26th. October 1834 on the eve of his twin victories over the Liberals at La Alegria and Venta de Echavarri on 27–28 October 1834.
Zúñiga and its variant Zúniga is also a
ZUÑIGA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Navarre {{navarre-geo-stub
Navarre
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
, northern Spain.
This town was known as ''Estuñiga'', particularly during the Middle Ages, and between that time and the present, it has gone through many spelling variations.
The Carlist General Zumalacarregui slept here on 26th. October 1834 on the eve of his twin victories over the Liberals at La Alegria and Venta de Echavarri on 27–28 October 1834.
Zúñiga and its variant Zúniga is also a surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, particularly common in the Basque region of Spain and in areas where significant numbers of Basques have immigrated to, including Central America, Chile, and Mexico, to which some of the most important members of the old Zúñiga family went. Famous actress Daphne Zuniga's paternal heritage is Guatemalan. There are also significant numbers of people with this surname in Ecuador, 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 ...
, Peru, and surrounding countries.
See also
*Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán
Álvaro de Zúñiga y GuzmánOther spellings for Zúñiga: Estúñiga, Stúñiga and Stunica.(Encinas de Esgueva, 1410 - Béjar, June 10, 10 June 1488) was a Kingdom of Castile, Castilian Nobility, nobleman, member of the influential House of Zú ...
References
External links
ZUÑIGA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Navarre {{navarre-geo-stub