Mosquera

Mosquera is a surname of Spanish, in particular Galician, origin. The family crest states (Spanish) Gallego. Comes from the mansion of the family's founder, Ramiro de Mosquera, taking the last name from his hacienda. In the fifth century, it already figured linked to Moscoso, one of the oldest houses of Galicia. The Mosquera spread around Galicia, Las Castillas, Extremadura and America. In Galicia, one of the oldest houses was in Coto de Villar de Payo Muniz, a dos leguas from Ourense. There was another at villa de Villarinno de Corso.