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![Show Contents]() Pestana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy
Early Origins of the Pestana familyThe surname Pestana was first found in Milan (Italian: Milano, Milanese: Milan), the second-most populous city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy. The two palaces in the Piazza del Duomo, Palazzo Reale and the palace of the archbishops are notable. The city is rich in art, museums, galleries and sights. Castello Sforzesco stands in the Parco. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Pestana familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pestana research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1759 is included under the topic Early Pestana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pestana Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pestagalli, Pisagalli, Pestaglia, Pescaglia, Piscaglia, Pescalli, Piscalli and many more. Early Notables of the Pestana familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pestana Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Pestana migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Pestana Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Antonio Pestana, who arrived in America in 1535
Pestana Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Manuel Pestana, who settled in New York in 1807
- Antonio Pestana, who landed in America in 1835 1
| Pestana migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Pestana Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- Samuel Pestana, who settled in Jamaica in 1735
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Pestana migration to the United States 
Pestana migration to West Indies 
