Brizuela

Brizuela is a family name that has Spanish origin. It takes its name from the so-called village, near Villarcayo (Burgos). They founded houses in the place of San Martín de Olías, in the town of Medina de Pomar, in the town of Valmayor de Cuesta Uría and in the valley of Aedo, all in the aforementioned province. Other lines of this lineage were extending through the provinces of Segovia, Palencia, León and Soria. Also a branch settled in the Valencian region.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people with the surname include:

Brizuela, Cacique of Baitiquirí, Cuba
Bárbara M. Brizuela, American academic, Professor of Education at Tufts University
Braulio Brizuela (born 1988), Paraguayan footballer
Daniel Brizuela (boxer) (born 1985), featherweight boxer from Argentina
Daniel Brizuela (footballer) (born 1968), Argentine footballer and manager
Eduardo Brizuela del Moral (born 1944), Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR) politician
Gabriel Brizuela (born 1979), Argentine professional racing cyclist
Hugo Brizuela (born 1969), Paraguayan football striker
Isaác Brizuela (born 1990), Mexican footballer
Nelson Brizuela (born 1950), Paraguayan footballer and manager
Leopoldo Brizuela (1963–2019), Argentine writer and translator

See also