<P> Urrutia, meaning "distant, far away" in Basque (also known as Euskera) is the name of a family that originated in Zumárraga in the province of Gipuzkoa, and then spread out throughout the Basque country, and eventually throughout the Americas--South, Central and North and the Philippines . Notable members of the Urrutia family include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Abraham Oyanedel Urrutia, Chilean politician and jurist </Li> <Li> Aliecer Urrutia (born 1974), Cuban athlete </Li> <Li> Aureliano Urrutia (1871--1975), Mexican physician and politician </Li> <Li> Benjamin Urrutia, Ecuadorian - American writer </Li> <Li> Carlos Luis de Urrutia, 19th - century governor of Santo Domingo </Li> <Li> Estíbaliz Urrutia, Spanish long - distance runner </Li> <Li> Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez, Colombian diplomat </Li> <Li> Francisco José Urrutia Olano, Colombian diplomat </Li> <Li> Francisco José Urrutia Holguín, Colombian diplomat and jurist </Li> <Li> Henry Urrutia (born 1987), Cuban baseball player </Li> <Li> Ignacio Urrutia Manzano, Chilean politician </Li> <Li> Ignacio Jose Urrutia, Cuban historian </Li> <Li> Ilma Urrutia, Guatemalan beauty pageant contestant </Li> <Li> Jacob Urrutia, American television actor . </Li> <Li> Jenaro de Urrutia Olaran, Basque painter </Li> <Li> Jorge Urrutia, Chilean composer </Li> <Li> Jorge Urrutia, Mexican mathematician </Li> <Li> José de Urrutia, Tejano military </Li> <Li> Joseph de Urrutia, 18th - century cartographer </Li> <Li> Josu Urrutia, Spaniard footballer </Li> <Li> Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana, Mexican nobleman and patron of the arts </Li> <Li> Karla Urrutia (born 1994), Mexican squash player . </Li> <Li> Manuel Urrutia Lleó, 20th President of Cuba </Li> <Li> María Urrutia, Colombian athlete and politician </Li> <Li> Matilde Urrutia, wife of Pablo Neruda </Li> <Li> Miguel Urrutia Montoya, Colombian economist and politician </Li> <Li> Osmani Urrutia Ramírez, Cuban baseball player </Li> <Li> Patricio Urrutia, Ecuadorian footballer </Li> <Li> Roberto Urrutia, Cuban American Olympic weightlifte </Li> <Li> Ruben Urrutia, Puerto Rican rapper </Li> <Li> Vanessa Urrutia Cardona, Puerto Rican artist, composer and singer . Also studied Chemistry and Pharmacy </Li> <Li> Santiago Urrutia, Uruguayan racing driver </Li> <Li> Enrique Alvear Urrutia, Chilean bishop </Li> <Li> Ignacio Bolívar y Urrutia, Spaniard naturalist and entomologist </Li> <Li> Diego Dublé Urrutia, Chilean poet and diplomat </Li> <Li> José Antonio Gómez Urrutia, Chilean lawyer and politician </Li> <Li> Alfonso Hortiz de Urrutia, 15th - century Spanish humanist writer </Li> <Li> Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia, Colombian engineer and politician </Li> <Li> Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician </Li> <Li> Iban Zubiaurre Urrutia, Spaniard footballer </Li> <Li> Don Wenceslao Ramirez de Villa - Urrutia, Spanish noble, politician and diplomat </Li> </Ul>

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