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![Show Contents]() Cavallero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The origins the old family name Cavallero can be found within medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Cavallero family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Cavallero was an occupational name for a knight or a knight's servant. Early Origins of the Cavallero familyThe surname Cavallero was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Early History of the Cavallero familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cavallero research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1535, 1560, 1572, 1644, 1645, 1656, 1670, 1679, 1697, 1703, 1704, 1707, 1740, 1800, 1816, 1829, 1839, 1862, 1876, 1880, 1886 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Cavallero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cavallero Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Caballero, Caballeros, Caballer, Caballé, Caballe, Caballería, Caballeria, Caballo, Caballos, de Caballos, Cavallo, Cavallos, de Cavallos, Cavallón, Cavallon, de Cavallón, de Cavallon, Cavallero, Cavallería and many more. Early Notables of the Cavallero familyProminent among members of the family Francisco Cevallos, Spanish composer, active from 1535 to 1572 and was canon and musical director of the cathedral at Burgos. Among his compositions scattered throughout Spain, may be mentioned a fine mass in the church 'Del Pilar' at Saragossa, and a motet 'Inter vestibulum' in Eslava's Lira Sacra Hispaña. 1
Other early notables include: Pedro Rodríguez Cubero (1656-1704), a Spanish admiral, Governor of New Mexico between 1697 and 1703; Pedro Cubero Sebastián (1645-c.1697), a Spanish priest, best known for his travel around the world from 1670 to 1679.
Fermín Caballero y Morgáez (1800-1876) was a Spanish geographer...
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 Cavallero migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cavallero Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Bartolomeo Cavallero, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1778 with his wife Maria and his six children
Cavallero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Vincent Cavallero, who was naturalized in Alabama in 1868
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cavallero (post 1700) | + |
- Héctor Cavallero (1939-2020), nicknamed El Tigre ("The Tiger"), an Argentine politician, Mayor of Rosario, Santa Fe
- Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
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Cavallero migration to the United States 
