Alfaro History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Alfaro familyThe surname Alfaro was first found in Calabria a territorial district of Italy. Ancient Calabria was in Lecce. Modern Calabria is in the southern extremity of Italy coasting the straits of Messina. Reggio and Messina are the cities of note. This beautiful region produces wine, olive oil and fruit. Reggio was heavily bombed during WWII because of its strategical link with Sicily. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Alfaro familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alfaro research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Alfaro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Alfaro Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Alfaro, Lo Faro, Il Faro, Le Faro and others. Early Notables of the Alfaro familyBy the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded Naples and in 1806, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king, but this hold on Italy was not to last. In 1813 the Congress Of Vienna restored pre-Napoleonic rule. Among prominent bearers of this surname in early times were:
Alfaro RankingIn the United States, the name Alfaro is the 1,935th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Alfaro Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
Alfaro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Alfaro Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3 Alfaro Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century
Alfaro Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century
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