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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 (born 1766), South American patriot
  • Juan Madariaga (1809–1879), Argentine general who participated in the civil wars of the nineteenth century
  • Julen Madariaga (born 1932), Basque Spanish politician and lawyer who co-founded the Basque armed separatist group ETA in 1959
  • Modesto Madariaga (1904–1974), Spanish aviation mechanic
  • 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