Show ContentsSpata History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Spata. The Spanish surname Spata 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).

Early Origins of the Spata family

The surname Spata was first found in the Navarre-Basque region, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain. Early records show a presence of the Spata family in Pamplona, Navarre.

Early History of the Spata family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spata research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1401, 1403 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Spata History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spata Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Esparsa, Esparse, Esparta, Espara, Espasa, Spada, Spata, Espada, Espadas and many more.

Early Notables of the Spata 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 (1401-1403), during warfare in a civil war

Migration of the Spata 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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