Ugalde Explained

Ugalde is a Basque^[1] surname, the word meaning water-side or river. Notable people with the surname include:

• Antonio Ugalde (born 1976), Spanish handball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Juan de Ugalde (1729–1816), commanding general of Texas, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Nuevo Santander; also known as "Juan de Uvalde"^[2]
• Luis Carlos Ugalde (born 1966), Mexican scholar who served as president of the Federal Electoral Institute from 2003 to 2007
• Unax Ugalde (born 1978), Spanish actor born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain, in the Basque country
• Ana Bárbara (born Altagracia Ugalde Mota in 1971), Mexican singer-songwriter

Ugalde was also the surname of French singers

• Delphine Ugalde (1829–1910)
• Marguerite Ugalde (1862–1940)

See also

• • Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
• Thompson/Center Ugalde, a series of wildcat firearm cartridges
• Uvalda, Georgia, a city in the U.S. state of Georgia
• Uvalde, Texas, a city in the U.S. state of Texas
• Uvalde County, Texas, a county in the U.S. state of Texas
• Uvalde (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ugalde . Bisabuelos . 2001 . es .
2. Book: A History of Texas: From Wilderness to Commonwealth . 5 . 310 . Louis J. Wortham . Wortham-Molyneaux Company . 1924 .