Quesada

Quesada is a Spanish name originating from the region of Jaén, Andalucia. It was originally the surname of the nobility from the town of Quesada. It is also briefly mentioned in the tale of Don Quixote as a possible alternate surname for the title character.

Also, the variant of this surname "Quezada" can be found on this sephardic jewish surnames list. click here to see the list

history

this surname was first record during the 1240's a.d., in a manuscript about Ferdinand III of Castile's army recapturing Seville.

People

• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (1871-1939), Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and sixth President of Cuba
• Diego Camacho Quesada (born 1976), Spanish footballer
• Elwood Richard Quesada (1904-1993), American administrator and air force general
• Francisco Miró Quesada (born 1918), Peruvian philosopher
• Francisco Morazán Quesada (1792-1842), President of Central America
• Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis of Miravalles (1818-1889), Spanish soldier
• Joe Quesada (born 1962), editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
• Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada (born 1956), Mexican politician
• Gonzalo Quesada (born 1974), Argentine rugby player
• Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada a conquistador of south america
• Salvador Quesada (1889-?), Olympic fencer
• Vicente Fox Quesada, (born 1942) Former President of Mexico
• Vicente Quesada (1812-1877), Chilean lawyer and lawmaker, father of Jenaro Quesada
• Yoelbi Quesada (born 1973), Cuban athlete in the triple jump

Places

• Quesada, Jaén, a town in Andalucia, Spain
• Ciudad Quesada, a city in the canton of San Carlos in province of Alajuela in Costa Rica
• Quesada de San Carlos, a district in the canton of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica
• Quezada, a municipality in Guatemala

Other

• Quesada (cicada), a covered-tymbal cicada genus
• Quesada Pasiega, a typical dessert of the Pas valley in Cantabria, Spain. It is made mainly of fresh cheese, butter, flour and eggs

See also

• de Quesada (disambiguation)