Marrokin. A surname from Vizcaya, a branch of the Salcedo lineage, widespread throughout Las Encartaciones and other parts of Vizcaya. According to the Bienandanzas de Lope García de Salazar, this lineage began with Don Sancho Ortiz y Marroquín, the illegitimate son of Don Furtud Sánchez de Salcedo, Lord of Ayala. He was born from the relationship the latter, who was a widower, and the maiden, daughter of Martín Sánchez de Santa Mariña. He was educated in the home of Diego López el Bueno, Lord of Bizcaya. He went with him to Morocco during the reign of Alfonso III, where he had to remain as a age along with other knights. Because of everything that happened to him there, he was given the nickname Marroquín, as were those who came after him. For all the services he had rendered to the king, especially for his intervention in the battle of Ubeda (Navas de Tolosa), he was rewarded with the monasteries of San Julián de Musques and San Román de Ciérbana, the provostship of the port of San Martín de Somorrostro ‘to serve him with his lance and six crossbowmen’ who were well paid at that time by ‘the Lords of Bizcaya, who were always in conflict with the Kings, their Lords, or most of their time for him and his sons with the said service’. He was also given possession of the ‘signs’ of La Puente, the Arsenal, Ontón, and the Trapaga valley. He later settled in Montermoso de Salcedo, where he had the tower and estate of that name built. He married María Ortiz, daughter of García Tuerto de Vasurto, son of the Lord of Ayala. From this union, Diego Sánchez Marroquín was born. Having been widowed, he married María Sánchez, daughter of Jimeno de Muñatonez, son of Galindo Gastón de Norveña de Asturias, who, having fled from the King of León, settled in Junquera de Erandio, where he served the Lord of Bizcaya under the name of Junquera. His son, the aforementioned Ximeno, settled in Muñatones, a name he later adopted, as did his descendants. From this marriage, Pero Sánchez Porra de Muñatones was also born. When he was widowed again, he married Juana, daughter of Don Salcedo Lopez de Baracaldo, a descendant of the Goths who settled in Soloera and later moved to Erandio. From this union, Juan Sánchez Marroquín and María Sánchez were born. María Sánchez married Juan Ortiz de S. Julián de Mena, from whom the Zamudianos de Salcedo family descends.
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The primitives of Gueñes: gold, four green panels, a variation of the Salcedo coat of arms, which displays five panels with the same enamels.
Others, according to J. C. de Guerra, who are from Las Encartaciones: silver, a Moor with a chain hanging from his neck. Red border with four gold blades in a cross.
Others: silver, a red band, engulfed in green dragon heads.
Others: gold, a green willow, accompanied on the right by two green panelas placed on a stick, and on the left, another three panelas, placed two and one; surmounted by a right hand wielding a natural rake.
According to J. A. de Hita: divided: 1st, silver, a green willow tree; 2nd, of the same metal, five green panels, placed in a cross, which are from Salcedo.
Others: Gold, a stone castle, highlighted in silver, surmounted by a blue lily, flanked by two green fig leaves and another above the entrance. To the right of the door is an arm armed with a blue sword, and to the left, a red arm with iron shackles in its hand. Ref. Cadenas and Vicent; Jaime de Querexeta; Juan Carlos Guerra.