Ricaurte family

The Ricaurtes are a prestigious aristocratic family from Colombia, very important during the 18th and 19th centuries in this country, especially in the period of South American Independence.[1] Its origin is in Vizcaya, Spain.

Ricaurte Family
Aristocracy & Political family
Country Colombia
Earlier spellingsRicart in Euskera
EtymologyBetween rivers
Place of originBar-Kugi (near San Pedro de Garragoechea), Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain
FounderPedro Ricaurte
Final rulerJosé Manuel Marroquín Ricaurte
Connected familiesÁlvarez family
Caicedo family
Nariño Family
Urdaneta family
París family
Marroquín family
Lozano de Peralta family
Olaya family
Sanz de Santamaría family
Gordillo family

Its members include important military and political figures and a significant number of women, whose husbands were of historical importance in Colombia, including several presidents of the country.[2][3]

History

Origin

Of the executive orders of Ricaurte, Terreros, Villareal and Landaverde, given in Madrid on April 4, 1719, by Juan Antonio de Hozes Sarmiento, Chronicler and King of Arms of Felipe V, at the request and for the use of Antonio José de Ricaurte and Terreros,[4] Senior Accountant of the Court of Accounts of the city of Santafé, in the New Kingdom of Granada, the origin of the surname Ricaurte stands out:

“Among the most ancient palaces that foreshadow the always loyal, always loyal and most noble lordship of Vizcaya, stands the primitive one of the Ricaurte lineage, which had its foundation below San Pedro de Carraigochea, in an eminent site that those ancients knew by name. Barkuji, the house was founded in the years 603; Oger or Oker, one of the noble Romans who inhabited these lands had Oquendo as his son, and he was the father of Mauso, a very powerful and valuable knight, who had three sons, whom they called Los Rodajes, which was the same that they were invincible, due to the great forces they achieved, so that they were the terror of everything contrary.

The eldest of the mentioned men was called by his own name Ricaurte, according to some writings, Rocarte. From this enlightened man descended the distinguished and courageous Don Álvaro Ricaurte, who deserved to be one of the happy champions who fought under the flag and protection of the best general in the famous battle of Clavijo.

Surname Ricaurte

The surname comes from the Vizcaya region, in the Basque Country, Spain. More exactly, it finds its roots in the town of Bar-Kugi, near San Pedro de Garragoechea. For this reason, the original members of the family spoke Basque, and, in fact, the word Ricaurte comes from the Basque word Ricart, which literally means Between Rivers.

Genealogy

The first known member of the family was the Spanish soldier Alvar Ricaurte, who is said to have participated in the mythical battle of Clavijo in 844, led by the Asturian king Ramiro I.1 Another Spanish ancestor of the family was Fermín Ricaurte, counselor of Infanta Urraca, daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile. One of his sons was the Castilian nobleman Pedro Ricaurte, founder of the Colombian branch. Pedro Ricaurte arrived in New Granada and settled in the city of Santafé de Bogotá, capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.[5][6][7]

Presidents related to the Family

Brother-in-law and nephew of Antonio Ricaurte

Uncle of Trinidad Ricaurte Nariño

Son-in-law of María Ignacia París Ricaurte

Presidential appointee of Manuel María Mallarino

Son of Emeterio Olaya Ricaurte

Head of the Military Government Junta

Great-great-grandson of José Ignacio París Ricaurte

Toponymy

Ricaurte, province in the department of Boyacá;

Ricaurte, municipality in the department of Cundinamarca;

Ricaurte, municipality in the department of Nariño;

Ricaurte, corregimiento in the department of Valle del Cauca;

Ricaurte, station of the TransMilenio mass transit system in Bogotá; takes its name from the homonymous neighborhood.

Ricaurte, municipality in the state of Cojedes, Venezuela;

Ricaurte, Cuenca Canton Parish, Ecuador;

Ricaurte, Parish of Urdaneta Canton, Ecuador;

References
  1. McFarlane, Anthony (2002-05-16). Colombia Before Independence: Economy, Society, and Politics Under Bourbon Rule. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89449-4.
  2. "Ricaurte familia heráldica genealogía escudo Ricaurte". Heraldrys Institute of Rome (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  3. Rodríguez, G.H. (1994). Boyacenses in the history of Colombia: biographical sketches. Colombia: (n.p.). Pg140
  4. Uribe-Uran, Victor M. (2000-03-15). Honorable Lives: Lawyers, Family, and Politics in Colombia, 1780–1850. University of Pittsburgh Pre. ISBN 978-0-8229-7732-2.
  5. "Antonio Ricaurte y Lozano | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  6. Lievano, I. (2015). The great social and economic conflicts of our history: Volume I. (n.p.): CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Pg 333
  7. History of Colombia for secondary education (2): Independence and the republic. (2019). (n.p.): LAVP Editions. Pg 86
  8. Paris de la Roche, J. J., Arboleda, G. (1919). The Parises: a family of heroes. Colombia: Impr. and lit. by J. Casis.
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