Madariaga Explained

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

See also

• Madariaga – College of Europe Foundation, affiliated with the College of Europe
• General Juan Madariaga, town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
• General Madariaga Partido, partido located on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina
• Madara (disambiguation)
• Madari
• Madaria