Madariaga is a Basque surname. It is derived from word madari (Basque for

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) Notable people with the surname include: * Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, KOGF (born 1942), Spanish physicist and Socialist politician * Joaquín Madariaga (1799–1848), soldier and Argentine politician *

José Cortés de Madariaga José Cortés de Madariaga (8 July 1766 – March 1826) was a South American patriot. Biography Cortés de Madariaga studied theology in Santiago de Chile, and was ordained in 1788. He continued his studies at the Universidad de San Felipe and g ...

(born 1766), South American patriot * Juan Madariaga (1809–1879), Argentine general who participated in the civil wars of the nineteenth century * Julen Madariaga (1932–2021), Basque Spanish politician and lawyer who co-founded the Basque armed separatist group ETA in 1959 * Modesto Madariaga (1904–1974), Spanish aviation mechanic * Mónica Madariaga (1942–2009), Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician * Nieves de Madariaga or Nieves Mathews (1917–2003), author of Scottish and Spanish parentage *

Salvador de Madariaga Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo (23 July 1886 – 14 December 1978) was a Spanish diplomat, writer, historian, and pacifist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded the Charlemagne Prize in 1 ...

(1886–1978), Spanish diplomat, writer, historian and pacifist

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