De la cueva History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname De la cueva. The original bearer of the name De la cueva, 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 and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the De la cueva family

The surname De la cueva was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of mediaeval Spain.

Early History of the De la cueva family

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De la cueva Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cueva, Cuevas, De La Cueva, Cuerva, Cuervo and others.

Early Notables of the De la cueva family

Prominent among members of the family

was Beltrán de la Cueva, created Duke of Alburquerque in 1464 by King Henry IV, fought for Ferdinand and Isabella at the siege of Granada
16th century Spanish dramatist Juan de la Cueva
Alfonso de la Cueva, Spain's Ambassador to Venice, created Marquis of Bedmar by King Philip III in 1614
Alfonso de la Cueva (Alonso) (1572-1655), a Spanish diplomat, bishop and Roman cardina

De la cueva migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De la cueva Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Isabel DeLaCueva, who arrived in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1837 1
Beatriz DeLaCueva, who arrived in Guatemala in 1838 1
Francisco DeLaCueva, who landed in New Spain in 1838 1

De la cueva migration to West Indies +

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. 2

De la cueva Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Anton DeLaCueva, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1838 1

Contemporary Notables of the name De la cueva (post 1700) +

Juan de la Cueva (1550-1607), Spanish poet and dramatist

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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies