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Where did the Vigil coat of arms come from?
When did the Vigil family first arrive in the United States?
 Text  Coat of Arms > Vigil Coat of Arms
Origin Displayed: Italian
Origins Available: Italian, Spanish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Vigliotti, Viglieti, Ghligliotti, Ghliglione, Vigliotto, Vigliotti, Biglietto and many more.First found in Piedmont, Piemonte, Pedemons, a territorial division of northern Italy at the foot of the Alps consiting of the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara and Turin. Later Aosta and Vercelli were added and still later, Asti. History is related back to 49 B.C. The house of Savoy rose in 1000 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Many settlers were recorded from the end of the 19th century in the great migration from Italy to the New World. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard principally in New, York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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Some noteworthy people of the name Vigil- Robert Vigil (b. 1953), American, infamous treasurer of the State of New Mexico
- Edward Vigil, legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado
- Carol Jean Vigil (1946-2009), American judge based in the state of New Mexico
- José Luis Martín Vigil (b. 1919), Spanish priest, religious scholar and novelist
- J Diego Vigil, professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, at the University of California, Irvine
- Sergio Vigil (b. 1965), former field hockey player from Argentina,
- Juan Diego González Vigil (b. 1985), Peruvian footballer
- Olga Lidia Vigil (b. 1970), retired female basketball player from Cuba
- Fernando Velázquez Vigil (b. 1950), Cuban artist specialising in ceramics and painting
RENAISSANCE The Renaissance was a great rebirth of Classical art, literature, and science. It began in the Italian city-state of Florence in the 14th century and it was characterized by the spread of humanism and the beginning of objective scientific inquiry. Wealthy Florentine merchants and bankers such as the powerful Medici family, saw themselves as the heirs of the great figures of the ancient Roman Empire. Many of these families became the lavish patrons of artists and scholars in order to increase their own prestige and secure political power.
 MoreEMILIA-ROMAGNA REGIONLOMBARDY REGIONPAPAL STATES REGIONThe Papal States is an area in Italy that is held by the church. The Catholic Church has owned land since the fourth century, yet it had no governing powers over the land which it possessed. The popes began to gain temporal power during the Lombardic times. In 754, Pope Stephen II enlisted the help of the Franks to depose the Lombards who were encroaching on papal territory and succeeded in ousting the Lombards from northern Italy.
MorePIEDMONT REGIONThe region of Piedmont, is famous for its cuisine, fashion and hospitality. The region of Piedmont, which incorporates the Po Valley up to the foothills of the Alps, has enjoyed political stability for centuries. The primary function, and strategic importance, of the region is due to the fact that Piedmont formed a link between Italy and the rest of Europe. However, like the rest of the north and central Italy, Piedmont was attacked by the waves of barbarian tribes after the fall of the Roman Empire. Between the 6th and 8th centuries, Piedmont was invaded by the Lombards and the Franks. After this period of barbarian invasions, Piedmont came under the control of the House of Savoy and simultaneously, a part of France.
MoreSICILY REGIONSicily is famous for its hot weather, agriculture, and antique architecture. Sicily is an mountainous region of Italy formed from the mountainous island of Sicily, Pantelleria, the Lipari Islands and other nearby islets. In antiquity, Sicily was a part of the Mycenaean civilization of Crete, but in the 6th century BC it was conquered by the Greeks. During this time Sicily was inhabited by three separate nations: the Sicels (for whom the island has been named) the Sicani, and the Elymians. These people have left a rich legacy in the form of the temples they built when they occupied the areas around Syracuse and the Selinas. When the cities of Syracuse and Akragas were destroyed in the 3rd century BC, Sicily became part of the Roman Empire.
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