Manuel José de Frutos-Huerta (1811–1873) was a New Zealand trader. A Spaniard from
Valverde del Majano in
Segovia, he arrived to New Zealand around 1833 and lived much of his life as a trader among the
Māori people; he is described possessing Germanic features: pale skin,
red hair, and
green eyes. He retired to
Tikapa on the
Waiapu River.[1][2] He was married to five
Ngāti Porou women, and has thousands of living descendants.[3][4][5]