 Monagas (surname)

The last name "Monagas" is a Hispanicized version of the Irish surname Monaghan

The Monagas family originated in the Monaghan County in Ireland, the first use of the last name Monagas was in the 1600s when Irish officials immigrated to the Canary Islands (Spain), to aid Spanish soldiers in defending the new colony from pirates.After Spanish colonies were set up in South America, many of the descendants of Monaghan emigrated from the Canary Islands and settled in the Viceroyalty of New Granada.