What is "sanches"

Sanches is a surname shared by several notable people:

• Francisco Sanches (c.1550–1623), Portuguese or Galician philosopher of Jewish origin; refugee from the Inquisition
• Stacy Sanches (born 1973), American model and actress
• Brian Sanches (born 1978), American professional baseball player
• Renato Sanches (born 1997), Portuguese international footballer