Juan Fernández

Navarrete, Juan Fernández, 1526-79, Spanish religious painter, called El Mudo [the mute]. He studied in a monastery and later in Italy, perhaps with Titian. In 1568 he became court painter to Philip II, for whom he enriched the Escorial with eight fine altarpieces, among them Nativity, Abraham and the Three Angels (Escorial), and Baptism (now in the Prado). Through Navarrete, Venetian influence reached Spain. His later works combine sketchy distances with rich color and realistic foreground effects.

Juan Fernández, group of small islands, S Pacific, c.400 mi (640 km) W of Valparaiso, Chile. They belong to Chile and are administered as a part of Valparaiso prov. The two principal islands are Isla Robinson Crusoe (formerly Más a Tierra) and Isla Alejandro Selkirk (formerly Más Afuera). Volcanic in origin, they have a pleasant climate and are rugged and wooded. The chief occupation is lobster fishing. Discovered by a Spanish navigator in 1563, the islands achieved fame with the publication of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719), generally acknowledged to have been inspired by the confinement on Más a Tierra (1704-9) of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor. Occupied by the Spanish in 1750, the islands passed to Chile upon its independence. In the 19th cent., Isla Robinson Crusoe was a penal colony.

Fernández is a common surname derived from the Spanish language meaning "son of Fernando."

It is the second most popular name in Spain.

Fernández - (Son of Fernando, from Germanic Fredenand or Fridnand. Most of the common Spanish surnames originating from Germanic first names were introduced in Spain during centuries V-VII by the Visigoths, so almost all of them are from the Visigoth tradition)

The German name that it derives from means "brave traveler."

The Arabized version of this surname is Ibn Faranda. It was used by the Mozarabs and Muwallads in Al-Andalus.

• Adriana Fernández, Mexican long-distance runner
• Alberto Ángel Fernández, current Chief of Cabinet of Argentina
• Alberto Fernandez, Director of Office of Press and Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the United States Department of State
• Alberto Fernández de la Puebla, Spanish cyclist active from 2006
• Alejandro Fernández, son of Vicente Fernandez and regional mexican music singer
• Alexander Fernandez, Spanish-American baseball player
• Almudena Fernandez, supermodel from Spain
• Aníbal Fernández, current Interior Minister of Argentina
• Augusto Matías Fernández, Argentine footballer
• Carlos Fernández, Current Minister of Economy of Argentina
• Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Current president of Argentina
• Dalixia Fernández, Cuban beach volleyball player
• Dominique Fernandez, French novelist
• Douglas Fernández, Venezuelan decathlete
• Emilio Fernández, was a Mexican actor, screenwriter and director
• Emilio Fernández (DJ), Dutch trance deejay and producer
• Enrique Fernández Arbós, Spanish composer
• Fernando Fernandez, Puerto Rican rum maker
• Florentino Fernandez, Cuban boxer
• German Fernandez, American student and middle-distance runner
• Gigi Fernandez, Puerto Rican tennis player
• Giselle Fernández, U.S. television reporter and anchor
• Isabel Fernández, Spanish judoka
• Jérôme Fernandez, French handball player
• George Fernandez , Indian Defense Minister,the boss of the atomic Indian weapons
• Julie Fernandez, British actress
• Katherine Fernandez Rundle, state attorney of Miami-Dade County
• Krystal Fernandez, Spanish-American sports journalist
• Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic
• Luis Fernández, football player from Spain
• Macedonio Fernández, was an Argentine writer, philosopher and humorist
• Manny Fernandez (football) , Football player
• Manny Fernandez (wrestler), Mexican-American wrestler
• Manny Fernandez (ice hockey), Spanish-American ice hockey player
• Manuel J. "Pete" Fernandez, American Korean War ace
• Mark Fernandez, Canadian pair skater
• Mary Joe Fernandez, American tennis player
• Matías Fernández, Chilean football player who currently plays for Villarreal CF
• Mervyn Fernandez, NFL and CFL football wide receiver
• Oscar Lorenzo Fernândez, Brazilian composer
• Pedro Fernández, Regional mexican singer
• Pops Fernandez, Filipina actress
• Rowen Fernandez, South African footballer
• Rudy Fernandez (actor), Filipino actor
• Rudy Fernández (basketball), Spanish basketball player
• Serrana Fernández, Uruguayan swimmer
• Sid Fernandez, baseball player from Hawaii
• Tomás Fernández, Cuban football (soccer) player
• Vicente Fernandez, Regional mexican singer
• Xandru Fernández, writer in the Asturian language

In fiction:

• Fernandez warrior, fictional vampire from the Castlevania video game series
• Carrie Fernandez, fictional sorceress from the Castlevania video game series
• Lauren Fernandez, main character of the Dirty Girls Social Club by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

See also

• Hernandez
• Fernandes