Martinez “Family Crest” or Coat of Arms - Martinez Family History & Surname
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Martinez Escudo de Armas

This coat of arms belonged to a Martinez lineage that originally from Las Heras-Traslaloma, Burgos, who settled in Tabliega (also in Burgos) during the 18th and 19th centuries, one of whose contemporary descendant lines moved to Cuba was recently represented by Alberto Martinez Piedra, born 1926, and became the Director of the Latin American Institute at The Catholic University of America from 1965-182 and served as US Ambassador to Guatemala during the Reagan Administration.

This coat of arms belonged to a family from Segovia and Madrid who came to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ramon Martinez de Campos was created the Duke of Seo de Urgel by King Alfonso VIII of Spain, in recognition for the merits of his father, General Arsenio Martínez-Campos, born in Segovia, Spain in 1831, a Spanish officer who rose against the First Spanish Republic in a military revolution in 1874 and restored Spain’s Bourbon dynasty. He also took part in wars in Africa, Mexico, and Cuba. He married Angeles Rivera and had six children with her.

This coat of arms belonged to a branch of the Martinez family in Aragon, some of whom came from Aragon. One of the oldest lineages established itself in the town of Ariza in Zaragoza. Other branches of this family lived in Teruel, Salvatierra, Villarroya de los Pinares and Puebla de Híjar, Jaca, and in Lupiñén. In 1555, two brothers of this branch, Pedro and Francisco proved their descent and were granted privilege.

This coat of arms belonged to the family of Martinez de Irujo. Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón was a diplomat and politician born in Cartagena, Spain in 1765, the son of an accountant of the army of the Kingdom of Valencia named Manuel Martinez. Carlos studied at the University of Salamanca before working in the embassy in London. His diplomatic work then took him to Philadelphia. He became famous in the United States for denouncing the support given to General Francisco de Miranda to invade Venezuela in 1806, violating the Neutrality Law of 1794 and for his alleged separatist conspiracies with Vice President Aaron Burr.
While in the Us, he married Sarah Maria Theresa McKean, the 16-year old daughter of Thomas McKean, the governor of Pennsylvania. They had one son named named Carlos.

Aaron Burr wrote of him: “He was a small, stubborn, impetuous and somewhat vain man, with reddish hair; enormously rich, infinitely touchy, extremely intelligent and very attractive (...) he liked America, understood it and enjoyed it….he contributed to the American society with the brilliant qualities of his elegant and successful personality; he was an extraordinary gentleman.

On January 9th, 1803, Martinez wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson, stating, “Last night on my return home I had the pleasure to see by some letters from my court that the King my Master had had the goodness to grant to me my children & successors a Title Castille under the denomination of Marquis of Casa-Irujo as a public testimony of his aprobation of my services. As I Know by experience the friendly part you are so good as to take in what may promotte my interest & satisfaction, I take the liberty to impart to you this information & to assure you that the same sentiments of affection & respect which the Chevalier d’Irujo has always entertain’d towards you will be Kept alive in”.