[1][2][3]Madrazo is a Spanish surname and sometimes uses as "Maderazo" in the Philippines and US: "Madrazo" comes from the Valles Pasiegos in Cantabria and Espinosa de los Monteros in Burgos, northern Spain.
[citation needed] In Spain, the name Madrazo is strongly associated with an important dynasty of artists.
Members of the Madrazo family literally dominated 19th-century painting in Spain.
[5] Don Jose de Madrazo y Agudo was a noted painter and teacher who became the Director of the Prado Museum in 1838.
His grand-daughter, Cecilia de Madrazo y Garreta married the celebrated Orientalist artist, Mariano Fortuny (1838–1874).