Maldonado

Maldonado is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Don Hernando Maldonado (Hernán Pérez De Aldana) founder of this surname created after winning an honour duel with a said "Guillaume" or "William" (Possibly either William IX "The Troubadour" Duke of Aquitaine, William II "The Conqueror" Duke Of Normandy, or William the Son of Hugh, "Le Grand" ou "Le Maisné" Count of Vermandois) and hence forcing "The Amorous" King Philip I Of France to "Badly Give" him five golden Fleurs De Lis for his coat of arms in order to spare the said man's Life, which (due to there being three Fleurs De Lis in the coat of arms of the Royal House of France to symbolize their honor) was a humiliation that implied that Don Hernando's family was more honorable than the Royal House of France. (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) Abel Maldonado (born 1967), American politician, 47th Lieutenant Governor of California Alana Maldonado (born 1995), Brazilian Paralympic judoka Alejandro Maldonado (athlete) (born 1977), Argentine Paralympic athlete Alexis Maldonado (born 1997), Argentine professional footballer Alonso del Castillo Maldonado, Spanish explorer of the 16th century Ángel Maldonado (born 1973), Mexican football (soccer) goalkeeper Candy Maldonado (Cándido Maldonado Guadarrama) (born 1960), Puerto Rican baseball player Carlos Maldonado (born 1963), Venezuelan football (soccer) player Claudio Maldonado (born 1980), Argentine composer-performer Claudio Maldonado (born 1980), Chilean football (soccer) player Eduardo Maldonado (born 1968), Bolivian politician Estuardo Maldonado (born 1928), Ecuadorian sculptor and painter Fabio Maldonado (born 1980), Brazilian boxer and mixed martial arts fighter Francisco Maldonado (1480–1521), leader of the rebel Comuneros in the Revolt of the Comuneros, who was captured and beheaded at the Battle of Villalar, Spain Francisco José Maldonado (born 1981), Spanish football (soccer) player Francisco Maldonado da Silva (1592–1639), Argentine physician and religious scholar executed by the Inquisition Giancarlo Maldonado (born 1982), Venezuelan football (soccer) player Gonzalo Maldonado (disambiguation), several people Guillermo Maldonado (pastor), the co-founder of El Rey Jesus Guillermo Maldonado (racing driver) (born 1952), Argentine retired racing driver Javier Torres Maldonado (born 1968), Mexican / Italian composer Jesús E.