Tovar (surname)
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Surname
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adopted in the Middle-Ages by a Castilian
Kingdom of Castile
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noble house of visigothic ancestry that received the lordship of the village of Tovar
Tobar
Tobar is a village in the North of Spain. It is located in the province of Burgos, within the Castile and León region. It is 35 km northwest ofBurgos.-General details:...
from Fernando III. It has since spread to several Spanish
Spain
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and a few Portuguese
Portugal
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branches.
The Tovar surname in the Americas
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appears mainly as a toponymic derived from the many settlements of this name founded there by the Spanish
Spain
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, and therefore does not share the same genealogical
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origin.
People
- Alonso Miguel de TovarAlonso Miguel de TovarAlonso Miguel de Tovar, sometimes called Tobar was a Spanish baroque painter, appointed court painter by Philip V in 1723.- Early career :...
, a Spanish baroque painter - Antonio Tovar, a Spanish linguist and political journalist
- César TovarCésar TovarCésar Leonardo Tovar , nicknamed "Pepito" and "Mr. Versatility", was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins , Philadelphia Phillies , Texas Rangers , Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees...
, a Venezuelan Major League Baseball player - Fernando Sánchez de TovarFernando Sánchez de TovarFernando Sánchez de Tovar or Fernán Sánchez de Tovar was a significant Castilian soldier and Admiral of the Middle Ages.-Soldier of Castile:...
, a medieval Spanish nobleman and admiral - Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 1st Viscount of MolelosFrancisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 1st Viscount of MolelosFrancisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar e Nápoles, 11th Lord of the Honour of Molelos, 1st Baron and 1st Viscount of Molelos was a Portuguese military officer and politician...
, a Portuguese nobleman and general - Gregorio López de TovarGregorio López de TovarGregorio López de Tovar was a president of the Consejo de Indias, humanist, jurist and lawyer for the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon....
, a Spanish nobleman and scholar of the Renaissance - Luis Felipe TovarLuis Felipe TovarLuis Felipe Tovar is a Mexican performance teacher and actor.He studied in the Theatre Fine Arts School of Mexico and in the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de La Habana in Cuba....
, a Mexican actor - Juan Sancho de Tovar, 1st Marquis of BerlangaJuan Sancho de Tovar, 1st Marquis of BerlangaJuan Sancho de Tovar, 1st Marquis of Berlanga was a Spanish nobleman.Tovar was the second son of Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías and of María de Tovar, Lady of Berlanga...
- Juan de Tovar y ToledoJuan de Tovar y ToledoDon Juan de Tovar y Toledo, 3rd Lord of Cevico and Boca de Huérgano and later 1st Lord of Caracena was a Spanish nobleman and military, the eldest son of Sancho de Tovar, 2nd Lord of Cevico, and his wife Teresa de Toledo, and great-grandfather of Portuguese-naturalized navigator and explorer...
, a Spanish nobleman and military of the Reconquista - José de Guevara y Tovar, Spanish viceroy of Navarre
- Rigo TovarRigo TovarRigoberto Tovar García was a Mexican singer best known as Rigo Tovar. Famous for his cumbia songs, Tovar is considered a musical pioneer by fusing electric guitar, synthesizer, and rock melodies with traditional Mexican music.Tovar was born and raised in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico...
, a Mexican singer - Sancho de TovarSancho de TovarSancho de Tovar, 6th Lord of Cevico, Caracena and Boca de Huérgano was a Portuguese nobleman of Castilian birth, best known as a navigator and explorer during the Portuguese age of discoveries. He was the sub-captain of the fleet that discovered Brazil in 1500, and was later appointed Governor of...
, a Castilian-born Portuguese navigator and explorer - Sancho de Tovar e SilvaSancho de Tovar e SilvaSancho de Tovar e Silva, jure uxoris Lord of the Honour of Molelos was a Portuguese nobleman and military man most notable for having been among the few companions of king Sebastian who survived the disastrous Battle of Alcácer Quibir...
, grandson of the former, a Portuguese nobleman and military