Quintero is a Spanish surname originating in the Spanish region of Galicia. The name comes from quinto or quinta which means "fifth". It is possible that a "quintero" was a renter of quintas (also known as haciendas, the Spanish equivalent to a ranch). The quintero would rent one-fifth of the land and pay as rent one-fifth of his produce of the land to the landlord. Others have suggested, not dissimilarly, that the surname is habitational, derived from a place called Quintero in Ourense province, so named from quinteiro, meaning "farmstead". Notable people Alejandra Quintero (born 1976), Mexican beauty pageant contestant Armando Quintero Martínez (born 1954), Mexican politician Gabriela Quintero (born 1973), Mexican musician of Rodrigo y Gabriela Hannelly Quintero (born 1985), Venezuelan model and presenter Humberto Quintero (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player Ioamnet Quintero (born 1972), Cuban high jumper José Quintero (1924–1999), Panamanian theater director and teacher José Quintero Parra (1902–1984), Venezuelan cardinal José Agustín Quintero (1829–1885), Cuban journalist revolutionary Juan Fernando Quintero (born 1993), Colombian footballer Luis Manuel Quintero (1725? – 1810) One of the 44 original settlers of the Pueblo de Los Angeles Quintero brothers, Spanish dramatists: Hermanos Álvarez Quintero (1871–1938) Joaquín Álvarez Quintero (1873–1944) Rafael Caro Quintero (born 1952), Mexican drug lord Cristóbal Quintero (1450 -1503) a native of Palos de la Frontera, Spain,. Navigator and Spanish explorer who participated in the discovery of America. He sailed with Christopher Columbus on his first three voyages and was an owner of the ship "La Pinta", one of the three ships sailed in the discovery of America in 1492. Related surnames Quintana Quinteros Quinto References External links art-marble.com - list of Surnames Spanish-language surnames