De mendoza History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as De mendoza, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name De mendoza, 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. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries. The De mendoza family originally lived in the place named Mendoza, which is in the province of Alava. This place-name was originally derived from the Basque word mendi, which means mountain and otz, which meanscold.

Early Origins of the De mendoza family

The surname De mendoza was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the De mendoza family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De mendoza research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1242, 1491, 1600 and 1659 are included under the topic Early De mendoza History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De mendoza Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mendoza, de Mendoza, Mendozo, Mendosa, de Mendosa, Mendoso and many more.

Early Notables of the De mendoza family

Notable bearers of the family name De mendoza

were Rodrigo de Mendoza, created Marquis of Cenete by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1491
15th century poet Iñigo de Mendoza
Ana Mendoza de la Cerda, daughter of Viceroy of Peru Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Princess of Eboli
Bernardino de Mendoza, 16th century Spanish naval officer
17th century Viceroy of Mexico and of Peru Juan de Mendoza y Luna, Marquis of Montesclaros
17th century Spanish military officer Francisco de Mendoza

De mendoza migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De mendoza Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso DeMendoza, who arrived in Veragua in 1835 1
Vicente DeMendoza, who arrived in Cartagena in 1835 1
Catalina DeMendoza, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 1
Francisco DeMendoza, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 1
Juan DeMendoza, who landed in Guatemala in 1838 1
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De mendoza 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 mendoza Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Ana DeMendoza, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 1

Contemporary Notables of the name De mendoza (post 1700) +

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1503-1575), Spanish politician of Basque
Pedro González de Mendoza (1428-1495), Spanish explorer
René Frías de Mendoza (b. 1908), lawyer in Chile

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