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Where did the Spanish Torres family come from? What is the Spanish Torres family crest and coat of arms? When did the Torres family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Torres family history?
Noble surnames, such as Torres, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Torres, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Torres family originally lived in the place named Torres. There are many towns and villages in Spain that are named Torres, but the most famous are in the provinces of Andalucia, Oviedo in the Principality of Asturias, Burgos in Castilla-Leon, Lerida in Catalonia, Zaragoza in Aragon, and Navarra. The place-name is of Latin origin and it emerged during the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Torres, Torre, de Torres, de las Torres, de la Torre, de Torre, Turre, de Turre and many more.First found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Torres. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
- Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón, who settled first in Buenos Aires and later in Asuncion
- Juan Torres, who emigrated to Chile in 1560
- Luisa Torres, settled in Peru in 1562
- Diego Torres, settled in Colombia in 1562
- Cristóbal Torres, settled in Hispaniola in 1562 with his wife Inés, son Mateo and daughter Catalina
Torres Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- David Torres, who landed in Jamaica in 1740-1741
- Reins Torres, who arrived in Jamaica in 1743-1744
- Rema Torres, who landed in Jamaica in 1743
Torres Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Antonio Torres, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803
- Hernando De Torres, who arrived in America in 1810
- Martin De Torres, who arrived in America in 1810
- Marina Torres, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1812
- Luis De Torres, who landed in America in 1813
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- Elizabeth "Liz" Torres (b. 1947), American actress, singer, and comedienne
- Gina Torres (b. 1969), American television and movie actress
- Michelle Torres (b. 1967), retired American professional tennis player
- Joaquín Torres Garcia (1874-1949), Uruguayan artist and art theorist
- Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930), Spanish artist
- Fernando José Torres Sanz (b. 1984), Spanish footballer, nicknamed "The Kid"
- Luis Llorens Torres (1876-1944), Puerto Rican poet, playwright, and politician
- José Torres (1936-2009), Puerto Rican professional boxer who participated in the 1956 Olympic Games
- Juan José Torres González (1920-1976), Bolivian socialist politician and military leader, President of Bolivia from 1970-1971
- Félix Ricardo Torres (b. 1964), former Paraguay football striker
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- de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
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