The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Espasa. The Spanish surname Espasa is derived from the place name where the initial bearer lived or held land. In this instance it is derived from the name of a town located in the valley of Salazar, in the district of Aoiz (Navarre, Spain).
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Early Origins of the Espasa family
The surname Espasa was first found in the Navarre-Basque region, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain. Early records show a presence of the Espasa family in Pamplona, Navarre.
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Early History of the Espasa family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Espasa research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1401, 1403 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Espasa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Espasa Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Esparsa, Esparse, Esparta, Espara, Espasa, Spada, Spata, Espada, Espadas and many more.
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Early Notables of the Espasa family
Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was Sgouros Bova Spata (Zgur) (1400-1403), Lord of Arta briefly in 1400, Lord of Angelokastron until his death... Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Espasa Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Espasa family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Rafael De Esparza who came to New Spain in 1578; and Carlos De Esparza who arrived in Ecuador in 1582. Among later settlers was Ramon Esparza Orduna who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1858..
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