Arboleda family

Arboleda
Aristocracy and political family
Coat of arms of the Arboleda surname granted by King Philip IV to Jacinto de Arboleda y Ortiz (General Archive of the Indies, Seville, Spain)
Current regionSpain, Colombia, United States
Earlier spellingsArboleya in Asturian
Place of originArboleya, Asturias, Spain
Founded(1605–1671)
Connected familiesArroyo family
Holguín family
Mosquera family
Pombo family
Valencia Family
Vergara family
TraditionsRoman Catholicism
EstateArboleda historic house in Popayán

The Arboleda family is Colombian political and aristrocratic family originally from the city of Popayán, which had its period of greatest influence between the 17th and 20th centuries in the South American country and whose origins date back to the Arboleya region in Asturias, Spain.

Among its numerous and influential members are poets, businessmen, writers, musicians and politicians, including three presidents of Colombia and a fourth president associated with the family by marriage ties.