Arismendi (Surname)

Family name
name = Arismendi


caption = Coat of Arms
meaning = "forest of oaks"
region = Basque Country
language = Basque
related names = Arizmendi
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Arismendi is a Basque surname. The Basque people are indigenous to the area of northeast Spain and southwest France, a historical region known as the Basque Country. Arismendi means "oak forest" or "forest of oaks"; "aris" meaning "oak" and "mend" meaning "forests."

History

A branch of the family immigrated to the Latin America. One of the first to do so was probably Juan Bernardo de Arismendi, who was from Fuenterrabía, Spain. He immigrated to present-day Venezuela. He was commander of the fortress in Araya during the second half of the 17th century. Through him, the Arismendis became one of the most prominent families in Venezuela, and many historical figures in Venezuelan history derive from the family.

People with the surname Arismendi

* Daniel Arismendi, Venezuelan footballer.
* Diego Arismendi, Uruguayan footballer.
* Juan Bautista Arismendi, Venezuelan patriot and general of the Venezuelan War of Independence.
* Marina Arismendi, Uruguayan senator and minister of social development.
* Rodolfo Loero Arismendi, Venezuelan founder the first cemical industrial school in Caracas and of the University Institute of Industrial Technology Rodolfo Loero Arismendi.