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Where did the Spanish Chaves family come from? What is the Spanish Chaves family crest and coat of arms? When did the Chaves family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Chaves family history?
The prestigious surname Chaves originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years.
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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
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Chávez, Chavez, Chaves and others.First found in Galicia, in northwestern Spain.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chaves research. Another 398 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1370 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Chaves History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 46 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Chaves Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Chaves. 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:
- Andrés de Chaves, who arrived in America in 1512
- Diego de Chaves, who arrived in America in 1526
- Juan Chaves, who served with Pedro de Alvarado and who founded the settlement of Gracias a Dios in 1533
- Bernardo de Chaves, who arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1534
- Gómez de Chaves, who arrived in Cartagena in 1534
Chaves Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Andres De Chaves, who landed in America in 1812
- Hemando De Chaves, who arrived in America in 1815
- Nicolasa DeJesus Chaves, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816
- Juan De Chaves, who landed in America in 1817
- Gonzalo De Chaves, who landed in America in 1817
Chaves Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Ana Chaves, who arrived in Texas in 1923
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- José Francisco Chaves (1833-1904), nineteenth century American politician, lawyer and farmer
- Richard John Chaves (b. 1951), American actor
- Manuel Chaves y Rey, Spanish writer
- Manuel Chaves, Spanish politician and Minister for Labour and Social Security
- Ñuflo de Chaves (1518-1568), Spanish conquistador
- Miguel Chaves (b. 1955), former field hockey player from Spain
- Federico Chaves, lawyer, politician and former President of Paraguay
- Manuel Antonio Chaves (1818-1889), known as El Leoncito (the little lion), was a soldier in the Mexican Army
- Soraia Chaves (b. 1982), Portuguese actress and model
- Leandro Chaves (b. 1983), Brazilian footballer
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- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Archivo General De Indias, Sevilla. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias durante los Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Edited by the docents of the General Indian Archives under the Director of the Archives, Don Cristobal Bermudez Plata 3 Volumes - Volume 1 1509-1534. Sevilla, Spain: Imprenta de la Gavidia, 1940. Print.
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- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Maduell, Charles R. Compiler Index of Spanish Citizens Entering the Port of New Orleans Between January 1840 and December 1865. New Orleans: The Compiler, 1966. Print.
- Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
- de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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The Chaves Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Chaves Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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