Cabrera Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Cabrera

Cabrera

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

The original bearer of the name Cabrera, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Cabrera family originally lived in one of the many minor places named Cabrera in Spain. This habitation name, which is a type of local surname that was originally derived from a place-name of towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads, was originally derived from the late Latin word "capraria", which means "place of goats".

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cabrera, Cabrero, Cabrerizo and others.

First found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Among the early explorers of the New World was Alonso Cabrera, who voyaged to Santo Domingo in 1536; he subsequently journeyed to Buenos Aires to join Pedro de Mendoza, and from there to Asuncion, Paraguay. Also of note were Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera of Seville, who voyaged first to Peru and later to Argentina, where he founded the city of Cordoba.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Cabrera

Angelina Cabrera, American association executive
Nestor L Cabrera, American fashion designer
Rosa María Cabrera, American professor emeritus
Blas Cabrera, Spanish physicist
Don Ramón Cabrera (1810-1877), Carlist leader
Pablo Cabrera, Argentinean historian
Luis Cabrera, Mexican politician and writer
Alfonso Cabrera, Guatemalan politician
Manuel Estrada Cabrera, former Guatemalan head of state

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Cabrera family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Cabrera coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Cabrera genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Armorial histories for the name Cabrera.

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Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Cabrera.

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Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Cabrera.

Family Tree

Family Tree showing the Cabrera family crest.

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Hand Painted Plaques with the family crest for the name Cabrera.

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Keychains for the Cabrera family crest.

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Mouse pads showing the Cabrera family crest.

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Plaques and Frames revealing the family crest for the surname Cabrera.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Cabrera.

Symbolism

Symbolism featuring the Cabrera family crest.

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Travel Mugs proudly displaying the Cabrera coat of arms.

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The Cabrera Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cabrera 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.