House of Borda
Borda is a family name of French-Navarrese origin belonging to an ancient lineage of Basque nobility. Their ancestral palace is situated in the village of Maya, present day Amaiur, in the valley of Baztán. The Borda family rose to prominence in the 17th and 18th centuries and was connected to many of the old noble families of Navarre, such as the Escors, Goyeneche, Arrachea and Echenique.[1]
As only the firstborn male was allowed to inherit, several members of the Borda family emigrated to the Spanish Americas during and after the colonial reign. After the Napoleonic invasion in 1808 French army occupied the Borda palace, as well as other properties of the family for several years, causing the financial ruin of the once prosperous family.[2]
People
Navarrese branch:
- Manuel Tomás de Borda y Bértiz (Maya, 1710-1784), Knight of the Order of Santiago and lord of the House of Borda.
- Joaquín Vicente Borda y Goyeneche (Pamplona 1744-1818), Knight of the Order of Carlos III and alcalde of Pamplona.
- José Antonio de Borda y Echeverría (Lima, 1699-?), lawyer and civil servant to the Viceroyalty of Peru. Rector of the San Marcos University.
- Josefa de Borda y Rallo (Lima, 1760-?), II marquesa of Fuente Hermosa de Miranda, in her own right.
- Juan Idiarte Borda y Soumastre (Mercedes 1844 – Montevideo 1897), president of the republic of Urugyay from 1894 until he was assassinated in 1897.
French branch:
- Etienne de Borda (-1582), field marshal and captain.
- Bertrand de Borda (Dax, 1582-1627), knight and lord of Sort, Brutail and Josse.
- Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (Dax, 1733 – 1799) was a mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor.
References
- ↑ La casa, la familia y los negocios en el siglo XVIII: Los Borda de Maya (Baztan). Pilar Andueza Unanua. ISSN 0032-8472, year nº 66, Nº 235, 2005.
- ↑ http://cognom.bordas.cat/esp.html