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Where did the Spanish Espinosa family come from? What is the Spanish Espinosa family crest and coat of arms? When did the Espinosa family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Espinosa family history?

Noble surnames, such as Espinosa, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The Espinosa family name is derived from one of several places named Espinosa, found in a number of Spanish regions including Galicia and Vascongadas. The place-name Espinosa is derived from the word "espino," which means "hawthorn" and thus, the first bearer of this surname likely lived near a place where this tree grew in abundance.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Espinosa, Espinoso, Espinoza, Espinozo, Espina and many more.

First found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Espinosa research. Another 385 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1243, 1578, 1590, 1650, and 1835 are included under the topic Early Espinosa History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 109 words(8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Espinosa Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Antón de Espinosa, who sailed to America in 1514
  • Diego de Espinosa, who sailed to Venezuela in 1534
  • Juan de Espinosa went to Cartagena in 1534
  • Luis de Espinosa traveled to Hispaniola in 1534
  • Gaspar de Espinosa (died 1537), an administrator in Hispaniola and in Peru


Espinosa Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Juan Espinosa, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803
  • Gonzalo De Espinosa, who landed in America in 1810
  • Jacinta Espinosa, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1810
  • Juan De Espinosa, who arrived in America in 1811
  • Pedro De Espinosa, who arrived in America in 1811


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  • Aurelio Macedonio Espinosa, prominent American educator
  • Paul Espinosa, American television producer and writer
  • Hernán Céspedes Espinosa (b. 1923), lawyer and writer in Bolivia
  • Eduardo Nájera Espinosa (b. 1914), lawyer from Ecuador


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  1. 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.
  2. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  3. Carr, Raymond. Spain, 1808-1975. 2nd Ed. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 978-0198221272).
  4. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  5. Diez, Ma Del Carmen Galbis. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Archivo General de Indias Sevilla Volume 6. Murcia, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura, 1986. Print.
  6. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  7. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  8. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
  9. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
  10. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
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The Espinosa Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Espinosa 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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