Saavedra ( surname ) - wikipedia Saavedra ( surname ) Saavedra is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include : Abelardo Saavedra, American school district superintendent Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón, Spanish explorer Asya and Chloe Saavedra, American musicians, members of Chaos Chaos Catalina Saavedra ( born 1968 ), Chilean television and film actress Cornelio Saavedra ( 1761 -- 1829 ), Argentine soldier and politician Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez ( 1823 -- 1891 ), Chilean soldier, grandson of Cornelio Saavedra Craig Saavedra ( born 1963 ), American film director Daniel Ortega Saavedra ( born 1945 ), Nicaraguan politician Diego de Saavedra Fajardo ( 1584 -- 1648 ), Spanish diplomat, Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis ( 1746 -- 1819 ), Spanish diplomat and administrator Héctor Puebla Saavedra ( born 1955 ), Chilean footballer Guillermo Saavedra ( poet ) ( born 1960 ), Argentine poet José Ángel Saavedra, Honduran politician Jose Vilalta Saavedra ( 1865 -- 1912 ), Cuban sculptor Luis Saavedra ( 1935 − 2013 ), Spanish footballer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( 1547 -- 1616 ), Spanish writer, author of Don Quixote Nélson Saavedra ( born 1988 ), Chilean footballer Raúl Saavedra ( born 1978 ), Argentinian football defender Raúl Saavedra ( cyclist ) ( born 1969 ), Colombian road cyclist Sebastian Saavedra ( born 1990 ), Colombian race car driver Surname list This page lists people with the surname Saavedra. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saavedra_(surname)&oldid=844930141 '' Categories : Surnames Galician - language surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Română Edit links This page was last edited on 8 June 2018, at 04 : 50 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where did the last name saavedra come from
Answer: Spanish