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Where did the Spanish Figueras family come from? What is the Spanish Figueras family crest and coat of arms? When did the Figueras family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Figueras family history?
Noble surnames, such as Figueras, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. Figueras is a local surname; that is, the name was derived from the village or estate where the original bearer of the name once lived or held land.
The Figueras family originally lived in the area of Figueroa which at one time belonged to both Portugal and Spain.
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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: Figueroa, de Figueroa, Figuera, Figueras, Figueres, Figuero, Figueros, Figueredo, de Figueredo, Figuerola, Figarola, Higuera, de la Higuera, Higueras, de las Higueras, Higuero and many more.First found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Figueras. 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:
- Lucas de Figueras came to New Spain in 1535
Figueras Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Ana Figueras, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816
- Jos Figueras, aged 32, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829
- Jaime Figueras, aged 14, arrived in Puerto Rico in 1833
- Francisco Figueras, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860
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- Estanslao Figueras y Moracas (1818-1882), Spanish politician and first president of Spain in 1873
- Montserrat Figueras (1942-2011), Spanish soprano
- Giuliano Figueras (b. 1976), Italian former professional road bicycle racer
- Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras (b. 1977), Argentine polo player
- Marcelo Figueras (b. 1962), Argentinian writer and a screenwriter
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- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. 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.
- Carr, Raymond. Spain, 1808-1975. 2nd Ed. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 978-0198221272).
- 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.
- Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
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The Figueras Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Figueras 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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