Pacheco

Pacheco is a noble lineage of Portuguese and Spanish origin. A Roman general called Vivio Pacieco, sent by Julius Caesar to fight in the Iberian peninsula, is one of the first persons recorded with this surname[1], which could translate to "Noble One". The surname has also a jewish variant traced to Franks in France.[2]

For other uses, see Pacheco (disambiguation).

The following are notable Pacheco:

General
  • Alex Pacheco (activist) (born 1958), animal rights activist, co-founder of PETA.
  • Alex Pacheco (baseball) (born 1973), former baseball pitcher with the Montreal Expos.
  • Ángel Pacheco (1793-1869), was an Argentine military officer trained by José de San Martín who later became one of the top commanders in the Confederacy during the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas. He never lost a battle under his command.
  • Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (1713-1785), Spanish cartographer and artist
  • Duarte Pacheco Pereira (c. 1460–1533), Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer
  • José Francisco Pacheco (born 1951), Portuguese educator
  • Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco (1650-1725), Spanish aristocrat, politician, academician and general
  • María Pacheco Padilla (c.1496-1531), Spanish military defender of the city of Toledo
  • Rafael Pacheco (born 1954), Spanish astronomer
  • Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, marqués de Cerralvo ((c. 1565-1652), Spanish nobleman, inquisitor of Valladolid, and viceroy of New Spain

In arts and entertainment
  • Alexis Mateo Pacheco (born 1979), Puerto Rican female impersonator and reality television personality
  • Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), Brazilian artist
  • Arturo Pacheco Altamirano (1903–1978), Chilean painter
  • Bruno Lázaro Pacheco (born 1957), Spanish-Canadian filmmaker
  • Carlos Pacheco (born 1962), Spanish comic book artist
  • Fernando Pacheco (born 1978), American singer
  • Fernando Castro Pacheco (1918-2013), Mexican painter
  • Fernando González Pacheco (1932-2014), Colombian television presenter
  • Francisco Pacheco, (1564–1644) Spanish painter and writer on art theory
  • Francisco Pacheco (singer) (born 1955), Venezuelan singer
  • Johnny Pacheco (born 1935), Dominican musician, composer, producer and bandleader. Creator of Fania All-Stars. Coined the term "Salsa"
  • "Mizzy" Pacheco (21st century), former lead singer of the American alternative rock band Against All Will
  • Richard Pacheco (born 1948), American pornographic actor, real name Howie Gordon
  • Tom Pacheco, (born 1946) American singer and songwriter
  • Joaquín Monserrat (1921-1996), known as Pacheco, Spanish comedian and host of children programs
  • Jordan Pacheco (born 1986), American film writer and director
  • María Luisa Pacheco (1919-1982), was a Bolivian painter and mixed-media artist who emigrated to the United States.

Writers

Politicians
  • Abel Pacheco (born 1933), Costa Rican politician and former President
  • Bob Pacheco (born 1934), American politician
  • Diego López Pacheco y Portocarrero, was a Spanish noble, 2nd Duke of Escalona and 2nd Marquis of Villena.
  • Duarte Pacheco (1900-1943), Minister of Public Works of Portugal in the 1940s
  • Gregorio Pacheco (1823-1899), Bolivian politician and former President
  • Ivonne Ortega Pacheco (born 1972), Mexican politician
  • Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920-1998), Uruguayan politician and former President
  • José Andrés Pacheco de Melo (1779- approx. 1820), Argentine statesman and priest
  • José Condungua Pacheco (born 1958), Mozambican politician
  • José Pacheco Pereira (born 1949), Portuguese politician and historian
  • Juan Pacheco (1419-1474), was a Castilian noble of Portuguese descent[1] who rose to power in the last years of the reign of Juan II of Castile and came to dominate the government of Castile during the reign of his son and successor Henry IV of Castile. His titles included, among others, Marquess of Villena, Duke of Escalona and Master of the Order of Santiago.
  • Lopo Fernandes Pacheco (died 1349), was the first of his lineage to accede to the highest ranks of the nobility, that of a rico-homem, in the Kingdom of Portugal. He lived during the reign of King Afonso IV of Portugal of whom he was his favorite and loyal vassal.[1] His parents were João Fernandes Pacheco and his wife Estevaínha Lopes de Paiva, daughter of Lope Rodrigues de Paiva and Teresa Martins Xira.[2] His family owned properties in different parts of the kingdom although its area of influence was mainly Beira in the northern part of the country.[3]
  • Marc R. Pacheco (born 1952), American politician
  • Nick Pacheco (20th and 21st century), American politician
  • Rod Pacheco (born 1958), American politician
  • Romualdo Pacheco (1831-1899), American politician
  • Rubén Pacheco (Costa Rica) (20th and 21st century), Costa Rican politician
  • Rubén Pacheco (Venezuela) (20th and 21st century), Venezuelan diplomat
  • Víctor Cervera Pacheco (1936-2004), Mexican politician

Athletes

References
  1. "Pacheco Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. Yates Sosa, Rafael (2012). El fin del mundo maya y la ex-República de Yucatán (in Spanish). Bloomington, IN: Palibrio. p. 57. ISBN 9781463320393.
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