Garai (Basque surname)
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Garay or in Euskera Garai, is a Basque
surname that appeared in Sopuerta
(Vizcaya
), that means "peak" or "height".
Famous holders of this surname are:
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
surname that appeared in Sopuerta
Sopuerta
Sopuerta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.- Neighborhoods :Galdames is administratively divided into 12 neighborhoods or wards:* Mercadillo* Alen* Arenao...
(Vizcaya
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
), that means "peak" or "height".
Famous holders of this surname are:
- Fernando Lamikiz GaraiFernando Lamikiz GaraiFernando Lamikiz Garai is a lawyer, economist and former president of Athletic Bilbao.Lamikiz studied economic law at the Deusto University. After further studying in Munich, he returned to Deusto as a lecturer in Civil Rights...
, a Basque lawyer - Francisco de GarayFrancisco de GarayFrancisco de Garay was a Spanish Basque conquistador. He was a companion to Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World and arrived in Hispaniola in 1493. Here he attracted attention when he encountered a large gold nugget worth four thousand pesos.- Jamaica:From 1514 to 1523...
, a Basque conquistador, governor of Jamaica and explorer