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The Peñas have a great presence in Mexico. There are two towns most notably that are full of Peña families. One is in the town called Talpa, Jalisco and the other is Las Varas, Nayarit. They have been known to be wealthy property owners.
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Don Ramiro Pérez-Maura y de la Peña, Grandee of Spain, Duke de Maura and Count de
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The bearers of this surname proved their noble descent in the
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143:Antonio Peña (disambiguation)
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