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Arteaga.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
Arteaga.
Principal English Translation:
a last name; e.g. Domingo de Arteaga, a Basque settler in the region of Jalisco who served as corregidor ca. 1560, associated with communities along the coast
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
"Eh aquí en primer lugar con lo que nos afligió Domingo de Arteaga.... Por esto nos reunió el mayordomo cristiano Domingo de Arteaga, para hacer la gran milpa de algodón, y cosechamos en total doscientas cincuenta cargas de algodón, y los llevamos a la casa del mayordomo Domingo Arteaga...."