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Where did the Spanish Quintanilla family come from? What is the Spanish Quintanilla family crest and coat of arms? When did the Quintanilla family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Quintanilla family history?
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. The original bearer of the name Quintanilla, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The name was originally borne by a person who lived on a shared piece of land and was obliged to pay one-fifth of the land's produce as rent which is derived from the Spanish word quintana, and the Latin word quintus, which means a fifth.
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Quintana, Quintanella, Quintanilla, Quintaniella, Quintano, Quinto, Quintero and many more.First found in Castile, the medieval kingdom of the northern peninsula whose language and customs eventually spread to many countries of the world.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Quintanilla. 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:
Quintanilla Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Diego Quintanilla, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803
- Pedro De Quintanilla, who arrived in America in 1813
- R Quintanilla, aged 30, landed in New Orleans, La in 1854
- Francisco Quintanilla, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1881
- Maria De Quintanilla, who landed in Peru in 1892
Quintanilla Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Maria Quintanilla, aged 25, who emigrated to the United States from Barcelona, Spain, in 1916
- Luis Quintanilla, aged 19, who settled in America from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1919
- Marcelino Quintanilla, aged 18, who landed in America from Anaz, Spain, in 1920
- Benito Quintanilla, aged 25, who emigrated to the United States from Lierganes, Spain, in 1920
- Soledad Quintanilla, aged 29, who emigrated to America from Anza, Spain, in 1920
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- Selena Quintanilla (1971-1995), best known as Selena, was a Mexican American singer
- Omar Quintanilla (b. 1981), American Major League Baseball player
- Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (b. 1963), Mexican American musician and record producer
- Hector Quintanilla Jr. (1923-1998), United States Air Force (USAF) Lt Colonel
- Carl Quintanilla, Emmy-winning co-anchor of the CNBC network's "Squawk Box" morning program
- Abraham Issac Quintanilla Jr. (b. 1939), Mexican American singer-songwriter and record producer
- Antonio Quintanilla (1787-1863), Spanish brigadier and Governor of Chiloé
- Carlos Quintanilla (1888-1964), Bolivian general, politician and diplomat, who served as the de-facto President of Bolivia (1935-1940)
- Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla (b. 1983), Salvadoran footballer
- Mauricio Arnoldo Quintanilla (b. 1981), Salvadoran footballer
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- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
- Carr, Raymond. Spain, 1808-1975. 2nd Ed. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 978-0198221272).
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. 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.
- Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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