Juanes

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Birth Name: Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez

Place of Birth: Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia

Date of Birth: August 9, 1972

Ethnicity: Colombian (Spanish [Andalusian, Aragonese, Asturian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese], Basque, Galician, remote Indigenous [Muisca]), French, remote Portuguese

Juanes is a Colombian musician. According to his record label, Juanes has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.

Juanes is the son of Javier Aristizábal Sánchez and Alicia Vásquez Restrepo. Raised in Medellín, Juanes is married to model and actress Karen Martinez, with whom he has three children.

Juanes’ patrilineal line can be traced back to Joaquín Francisco Aristizabal Arbelaiz, who was born, c. 1730 in Hernani, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, to Sebastián Aristizabal y Elgorriaga. Joaquín Francisco immigrated to Antioquia, Colombia, in 1747.

Juanes’ paternal grandfather was Abel Aristizábal Pérez (the son of Lorenzo Aristizábal Roldán and María Francisca Pérez Eceheverri). Lorenzo was the son of Vicente Aristizábal Mesa and Dolores Roldán Echeverri. María Francisca was the daughter of Miguel Pérez Palacio and Juana María Echeverri Uribe.

Juanes’ paternal grandmother was Matilde Sánchez Restrepo (the daughter of Rafael Sánchez Hurtado and Lucrecia Restrepo Álvarez). Rafael was the son of Rafael Sánchez and Emiliana Hurtado. Lucrecia was the daughter of Teodomiro Restrepo Pérez and Bárbara Álvarez Estrada.

Juanes’ maternal grandfather was Emilio Arturo Vásquez Marín (the son of Esteban Vásquez Arteaga and María Ventura Marín Montoya). Esteban was the son of Tomás Vásquez and Pastora Arteaga. María Ventura was the daughter of Marcelo Marín and Juanita Montoya.

Juanes’ maternal grandmother was Elvira Restrepo Cambas (the daughter of Juan Manuel Restrepo Álvarez and Laura Cambas Vásquez). Juan Manuel and Lucrecia Restrepo Álvarez were siblings, making Juanes’ parents second cousins. Juan Manuel was the son of Teodomiro Restrepo Perez and Barbara Alvarez Estrada. Laura was the daughter of Aureliano Cambas Restrepo and Domitila Vásquez Vélez.

Juanes’ matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fifth great-grandmother, Juana Sepúlveda.

Sources: http://gara.naiz.eus
http://www.diariovasco.com

Genealogy of Juanes – https://gw.geneanet.orgs

Genealogy of Juanes (focusing on his father’s side) – https://gw.geneanet.org

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8 Responses

  1. Manila says:

    When I looked deeper into Juanes’ ancestry, he has the following ancestries: Colombian [Spanish (Andalusian, Aragonese, Asturian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese), Basque, Galician, Indigenous (Muisca)], French, remote Portuguese

    Genealogies of Juanes – https://gw.geneanet.org/jlopez52?n=aristizabal+vasquez&oc=&p=juan+esteban
    https://gw.geneanet.org/aarestrepo?n=aristizabal+vasquez&oc=&p=juan+esteban+juanes

    Next to be inspected are cousins Sofía Vergara and Sandra Vergara.

  2. andrew says:

    This Juan Manuel Restrepo Álvarez was the son of Manuel María Gabriel Restrepo Daeghsel and Inés Álvarez Gaitán. Manuel’s mother, Georgette Daeghsel Hendrich Wouters, was of Belgian (Flemish) descent. I am not sure if he’s related to Juanes though

    http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co/familia/Individuo.aspx?r=Juan-Manuel-Restrepo-alvarez_3047098104101102099097

  3. Manila says:

    Abel’s maternal family name is Pérez, and was the son of Lorenzo Aristizábal Roldán and María Francisca Pérez Eceheverri). Lorenzo was the son of Vicente Aristizábal Mesa and Dolores Roldán Echeverri. Francisca was the daughter of Miguel Pérez Palacio and Juana María Echeverri Uribe.

    Matilde’s maternal family name is Restrepo, and was the daughter of Rafael Sánchez Hurtado and Lucrecia Restrepo Álvarez. Rafael was the son of Rafael Sánchez and Emiliana Hurtado. Lucrecia was the daughter of Teodomiro Restrepo Pérez and Bárbara Álvarez Estrada.

    Emilio’s maternal family name is Marín, and was the son of Esteban Vásquez Arteaga and María Ventura Marín Montoya. Esteban was the son of Tomás Vásquez and Pastora Arteaga. Ventura was the daughter of Marcelo Marín and Juanita Montoya.

    Elvira’s maternal family name is Cambas, and was the daughter of Juan Manuel Restrepo Álvarez and Laura Cambas Vásquez. Juan Manuel and Lucrecia were siblings, making Juanes’ parents second cousins. Laura was the daughter of Aureliano Cambas Restrepo and Domitila Vásquez Vélez.

    Juanes’ matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fifth great-grandmother, Juana Sepúlveda.

  4. andrew says:

    Juanes’s patrilineal line can be traced back to Joaquín Francisco Aristizabal Arbelaiz (the son of Sebastián Aristizabal y Elgorriaga), born c. 1730 in Hernani, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. Sebastián immigrated to Antioquia, Colombia, in 1747.

    http://gara.naiz.eus/paperezkoa/20121223/379253/es/Aristizabal-raices-baserritarras-Juanes

    http://www.diariovasco.com/20121025/local/juanes-encuentra-raices-gipuzkoa-201210241250.html

  5. Manila says:

    His parents are Javier Aristizábal Sánchez and Alicia Vásquez Restrepo.

    Juanes’ paternal grandparents were Abel Aristizábal and Matilde Sánchez.

    Juanes’ maternal grandparents were Emilio Vásquez and Elvira Restrepo.

    I cannot get his baptismal record, but I got his sister María Victoria Aristizábal Vásquez’s baptismal record: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-36834-19784-7

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