Buber's Basque Page: Arana

ARANA is a common basque surname, the meaning of which is "Valley". Bizkaia, or Vizcaya, is one of the three Basque provinces in the Basque Autonomous Community, located in the west of the Basque Country (in the Spanish part of the Basque Country); it's capital is Bilbao. The origin of Basque surnames are the names of farms or houses, the families used the same name as the house they owned. The problem is that there are about 34 houses with the name ARANA in Bizkaia, so the only way to investigate the origin of your branch of this surname is by making a genealogical chart.

The founder of Basque nationalism, also considered the father of the Country, was Sabino Arana.

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palmera2005 at verizon dot net 12-Mar-2008 13:34	`#7101`
`Busco a mi amigo Jose Raul Arana de Buga Valle Colombia, si alguien sabe de el por favor dejeme saber. Soy de Puerto Rico, el fue estudiente del Colegio de Mayaguez a finales de los anos 70"`

gerardoveraa at yahoo dot com 28-Feb-2008 21:36	`#7048`
`Hola Aranas, soy Gerardo Vera Arana, de Guatemala, soy familiar de Francisco Javier Arana, militar y heroe nacional, mis dos abuelitas Arana todav�a viven (una de 90 y la otra de 85 a�os) y ambas son diccionarios de genealog�a familiar, COntactenme si pueden, I speak english too.`

gerardoveraa at yahoo dot com
28-Feb-2008 21:05 #7047

Hola a los Aranas, me llamo Francisco Gerardo Vera Arana, soy de Villa Canales, Guatemala, Guatemala, tengo ciertos datos de la genealog�a de mi familia para el que quiera contactarme y en relaci�n a la primera nota soy familiar de Francisco Javier Arana (por eso me llamo Francisco) mis abuelitas Arana todav�a viven (una de 90 y la otra de 85 a�os) y saben muchos datos familiares. Contactenme. I speak english too.

louli737 at hotmail dot com
09-Feb-2008 20:30 #6938

Hello everybody!! Ain't great to know that you are not alone? I was frantically looking for some clues about my name, I am from Peru but I live in Canada for a while now. My name is Lourdes Rojas Arana, and by my mother's side I found difficult to trace any rootsof my name. My grandfather's name was Aquiles Arana Torres and his family came from Spain..I don't know more than that. What I have noticed here is that there aren't too many Arana's from Peru.. if somebody could please help .. Thank you

perezsj2003 at yahoo dot com
30-Jan-2008 22:53 #6873

Truly very interesting, this is enough proof... the Aranas kick A$$. It sooo funny though how most of the Aranas are looking for relatives and family history. The Aranas from Guate are doing the same however they can't help to add a little more. I love it, its awesome and I believe its just in the Aranas nature. I was born in 1981 and didn't witness any atrocities Osorio Arana was accused of committing. I can say the same about Adolf Hitler but I think it's fair to say that there's enough evidence to conclude on what kind of person he could've of been, all speculative of course. Osorio Arana's intention were probably good, seeing how much his grand-daughters defend him. So understandably he most likely was just protecting his family and associates. The important thing like Glady says is not to hide the truth, people make mistakes and we must learn from them. It was sad to not be able to witness Francisco Javier Arana's legacy because it ended prematurely. I'm from Guate but born is Chi-town(Chicago)... my cousin is cam_camel the skateboarder... he's the shiznit!!! he commented in 2006. I have a huge strong powerful family. Peace and Love Viva Revolution!!! Viva Latino America!!! Viva Chicago!!! Aranas contact me... we need to unite!!!

eddy_ga3 at hotmail dot com 21-Jan-2008 16:57	`#6797`
`hola mi nombre es eduardo gonzalez arana mi madre es de tepatitlan de morelos jalisco mexico. ella se llama martha arana valdivia mi abuelo es de ahi mismo se llama juan arana alcala saludos Animo "!!!!1 ARANA es la ley`

amigosx-todayforme at hotmail dot com 02-Jan-2008 22:28	`#6688`
`HOLa!soy adilene rodriguea arana quisiera saber mas de mi familia, mi bisabuelo se llamaba jose ramon arana esquivel y mi abuelo se llama jose ramon arana estrada ellos provienen del ranchito el conde, nayarit.`

edelina44 at hotmail dot com
26-Dec-2007 6:35 #6642

Hola a todos y todas las ARANA, soy de Durango, Vizcaya y me estoy quedando asombrada de conocer a tanta familia de repente, porque de una u otra forma estamos unidos/as. Ya de antes estaba enemorada de Latinoamerica, pero ahora sabiendo esto lo estoy mucho m�s. Creo que los/as ARANA somos muy nobles, amigos de nuestro amigos, sinceros, de buen corazon y tambien creo que tenemos un sentido de humor genial. Y como no, un pronto (de mala leche, pero que se nos pasa enseguida), �Porque no decirlo? Bueno, encantadisima de haberos encontrado.

arana dot andres at hotmail dot com
09-Dec-2007 4:56 #6551

Hola me llamo Andres Arana y me parece interesante poder saber de personas que tambien portan mi apellido el cual lo llevo con orgullo.He aqui mi direccion de correo para el que me quiera escribir. Hi my name is ANDRES ARANA. And it looks so interesting to know about people which have the same familiar name that i carry with proud. Here you have my e-mail for someone who wants to write a letter to me.

tato_arana at hotmail dot com 22-Nov-2007 15:44	`#6470`
`Hola,arana�s Sou brasileiro, filho de Francisco Perez Aran� ( Familia das Islas Canarias, Espa�a ). Moro no Brasil. um abra�o para todos Fabio Ara�a (TATO)`

FVALLE at MDEA dot COM 13-Nov-2007 17:42	`#6392`
`Soy de mexicali mi nombre es jeus arana y mi abuelo se llama jose arana casta�eda deseo saber mas de mis ante pasados`

fvalle at mdea dot com 13-Nov-2007 17:35	`#6391`
`Hola a todos los Arana's del planeta Soy Jose de Jesus Arana de Mexicali Baja California Mexico y al igual que todos los arana del mundo estoy interesado en saber mas de mis antepasados mi abulo se llama Jose Arana Casta�eda y vive en Tijuana Baja California Que viva la familia que al pareser es muy amplia`

izuagbe at hotmail dot com
11-Nov-2007 0:11 #6373

Hi Arana's i am a little surprised!!!!, i have to say, that i have found such an incredible tool to establish contact with other Arana's.As everybody has already said our last name is quite unusual and it's even funny reading other arana's comments saying that the only arana's they know are relatives, i thought it was just me. I'm from Mexico City son of Estela Arana Baltazar daughter of Toribio Arana from Huetamo Michoacan Mexico. I was already proud to be an Arana, but now i am even more. Hola Aranas estoy un poco sorprendido de haber encontrado una forma de establecer contacto con otros Aranas, como muchos de ustedes lo han dicho nuestro apellido no es comun y resulta hasta divertido leer esos comentarios que escriben muchos de ustedes acerca de nunca haber conocido otro arana mas que a familiares cercanos..pense que yo era el unico!!!!. Yo soy de la ciudad de Mexico hijo de Estela Arana Baltazar hija de Toribio Arana de Huetamo Michoacan Mexico. Ya estaba orgulloso de ser un Arana pero ahora lo estoy mas. Please do not hesitate to send an e mail with more info on our great last name, English or Spanish. Por favor no duden en mandar un e mail con mas informacion acerca de este gran apellido, Espa�ol e Ingles. Thanks, Gracias. Francisco Arana.

jaranap at gmail dot com 09-Nov-2007 14:15	`#6363`
`Hola aranas!, saludos desde Lima - Per� de Javier Arana!`

gabo1824 at yahoo dot es 30-Oct-2007 8:56	`#6305`
`Hola mi nombre es Gabriel Vargas Arana, nac� y vivo en iquitos - Per�, mi madre se llama Norma Arana y mi abuelo Pedro Arana, �l naci� en Jeberos, Provincia de Alto Amazonas en el departamaneto de Loreto - Per�, que alegr�a me da saber sobre los Arana's del mundo, un saludos para todos ellos.`

barana77 at hotmail dot com
23-Oct-2007 14:38 #6270

I am Bruno Arana I am From Peru, I don't know too much about my Arana Side because my fathers live separtately since I was a Kid, I have 30 years Old Acctually work on a shipping Line thru 9 years ago. My father tell me that his Arana Family have a previos from Turkish & that was like the nick Name of my Grandfather, He had a Store of Textiles at the south of Peru at ICA. I want to know more about my last name. Thks+Rgrds, BA

doek7 at hotmail dot com 12-Oct-2007 12:24	`#6213`
`Hola yo tambi�n soy Arana y nac� en Barcelona provincia, mi abuelo 'Arana' naci� cerca de Granada ciudad! Es curioso ver que hay 'Arana's por toda espa�a y suram�rica.. Ciaoo!`

ernestoarana21 at hotmail dot com 27-Sep-2007 22:38	`#6128`
`Hi everyone! My name is ernesto salvador arana, born in managua, nicragua and raise here in California, my father's name is salvador (frank) francisco arana and his father's name is adolfo arana and his father is rodolfo arana. I'm trying to gather info on my great great grandparents and more.`

jorge dot lopezarana at marsh dot com 27-Sep-2007 0:34	`#6121`
`Hola Arana's . Uno mas desde Ciudad Juarez en Chihuahua Mexico. Encantado de oir de Uds . Jorge lopez Arana`

KARANA2006 at HOTMAIL dot COM 21-Sep-2007 10:20	`#6069`
`HOLA A TODOS...YO SOY KARINA ARANA....Y SOY DE DURANGO MEXICO...Y COMO TODOS ME GUSTARIA CONOCER ASERCA DE LA HISTORIA DE MI FAMILIA...MI ABUELO SE LLAMABA JESUS ARANA IGUAL QUE MI BISABUELO...GRACIAS!!!`

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