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The History of Muzquiz

Some history on the surname Muzquiz
"This noble and old lineage had its primitive place in the village of Julian de Somorrosrto, in the province of viscaya, Spain. The mayority of the historians afirm that procedes from the lineage of Artero, until one of them got "el senorio de Muzquiz" en Julian de Somorrostro and began naming himself Muzquiz. Don Lope de Artero is considered as the progenitor of this branch. He assisted to the election of the king Don Garcia Jimenez 1 of Navarra. From his marriage was born Don Diego de Artero who served to the king Garcia Inigo and fought against the emperor Carlo Magno (742-814 a.d.) in the valley of Roncesvalle. Descendents of Don Diego was Alfonso de Artero who served to the king Sancho VIII " the strong" and assisted to his coronation in the catedral of Pamplona. he also fought in the famous battle of Tolsa. From his marriage Don Sancho Artero de Muzquiz was born. he was the first to take this last name. He served to the king of Navarra, Don Enrique " el gordo" who named hin as his personal guard. From his marriage was born Don Martin de Muzquiz, who married twice. the first one with Dona Catalina de Huarte and the second one with Dona Juana de Elroz, having several children From the second branch of this lineage were Don Martin Muzquiz y Elroz. He married to Dona Juana de Lacunza who became the mother of Esteban de Muzquiz y lacunza, who was the Marques of Villar of Ladron. From the third branch was born Don Juan Muzquiz, child of Don Franscico de Muzquiz y Lacunza and Dona Martina Sola Don Juan Muzquiz married Maria de Beruete. who became the patents of Juan de Muzquiz y beruete, he was the "gran senor" of the house of Apesteguia and Erandorena, the palace of Armeria and place of Beruete, the city council of Basaburua and belong to the judicial party of Pamplona. He Married to Dona Leonor de Bernedo, natural from "puente de reina" also in Pamplona. Fro this marriage was born Don Martin Muzquiz y Bernedo who married to Dona Ana de Lalana from the village of Obanos, keeping the third branch spreading with six new houses, all of them very destinguished and strong nobility. Descendents from the branch of the times of the conquest of Mexico was Don Jose Muzquiz Piquet and Don Melchor Muzquiz. Don Melchor became an outstanding militar as well as a great politician. He became substitute president of the Republic of Mexico in1832. Because these 3 branches are so extensive it is known several coats of arms, sometimes because rivalries in politics and other times because the influence of the place where they built their houses."

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