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

The surname Magana comes from the place name Magaña, which belongs to a village in the judicial district of Agreda near Soria.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Magaña, Magana, Magano and others.

First found in the area of Soria in Castile.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Magana research. Another 302 words(22 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Magana History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 48 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Magana Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Diego Magana, who settled in Rio de la Plata in 1535
  • Francisco de Magana, who immigrated to Mexico in 1563
  • Gaspar de Magana, who arrived in New Spain in 1565
  • Francisco and Juan de Magana, who settled in New Spain in 1569

Magana Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Diego Magana, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835

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  • Luis Magana (1910-2008), American boxing announcer as well as a professional wrestling announcer and color commentator from the 1920s to the 1980s
  • Angel Magaña (1915-1982), Argentine actor
  • Delia Magaña (1903-1996), Mexican film and television actress
  • Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (b. 1985), Mexican football goalkeeper
  • Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja (1925-2001), President of El Salvador from 1982 to 1984


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  1. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  2. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
  3. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  4. Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
  5. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  6. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  7. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  8. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  9. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  10. 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.
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The Magana Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Magana 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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