Madariaga

Madariaga is a Basque surname. It is derived from word madari (Basque for pear) 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 (1766–1826), 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 (1886–1978), Spanish diplomat, writer, historian and pacifist