Balaguer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Balaguer family

The surname Balaguer was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain where this ancient family trace thier heritage to the province of Lerida.

Early History of the Balaguer family

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Balaguer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Balaguer, Balagas, Balague, Balaguez, Belaguer and others.

Early Notables of the Balaguer family

Prominent among members of the family

was the Balaguer or Balagas family of Lerida

Balaguer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Balaguer Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Damian Balaguer, who immigrated to New Spain in 1595

Balaguer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Esteban Balaguer, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1832 1
Margarita Balaguer, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1833 1
Margarita Balaguer and Ambrosio Balaguer immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1833 and 1860
Ambrosio Balaguer, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Balaguer (post 1700) +

María Asunción Balaguer Golobart (1925-2019), Spanish actress who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows from 1952 to 2016
José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera (1932-2022), Cuban politician, Minister of Health from 2004 to 2010, the final Cuban Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Joaquin Balaguer (b. 1907), Dominican politician, who dominated his country's politics for thirty years, serving as president many times

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)