Obituary: Joseph Unanue, of Goya Foods

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Stephen Miller, He Took Hispanic Food to the Masses; Remembrances  | Joseph Unanue 1925-2013. Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2013.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 45663710872842.html

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(a) Goya Foods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goya_Foods
(founder "Prudencio [Unanue] believed that his name was too difficult to pronounce for American customers, so he purchased the name of a Moroccan sardine company named 'Goya'")
(b) Mostlt likely the company comes from Francisco Goya, because he is the only famous Goya.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya
(1746-1828; a Spanish painter); His father, who was of Basque origin, earned his living as a gilder
(c) The Basque surname Goya is "from Basque goi ‘upper part’ + the definite article -a."