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![Show Contents]() Valenz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Noble surnames, such as Valenz, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valenz, 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. The Valenz family originally lived in the place named Valenzuela. This place named is derived from the place-name Valencia, and it means little Valencia. The city of Valencia is situated on the Guadalaviar (now Turia) river. The city was first named Valencia de Campos by the king of Leon in 1150. Early Origins of the Valenz familyThe surname Valenz was first found in Castile, and important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Early History of the Valenz familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valenz research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1360, 1482, 1505, 1533, 1564, 1630, 1690 and 1692 are included under the topic Early Valenz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Valenz Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Valenzuela, de Valenzuela, Valensuela, de Valensuela, Valenz, Valens, Valente, Valiente, Valentín, Valentin and many more. Early Notables of the Valenz familyProminent among members of the family - Fernando de Valenzuela (1630-1692), 1st Marquis of Villasierra, Grandee of Spain, a Spanish royal favourite and minister
- seventeenth century Spanish ecclesiastic Juan Bautista Valenzuela Velázquez
- seventeenth century Spanish statesman Fernando Valenzuela y Enciso
- Juan de Valenzuela Venegas, made Count of Val del Aguila in 1690
- nineteenth century Colombian priest and writer Eloy de Valenzuela
- nineteenth century Guatemalan statesman Pedro de Valenzuela
- nineteenth century Colombian poet, lawyer and politician Teodoro Valenzuela
Migration of the Valenz familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andrés de Valenzuela, who sailed to America in 1511; Diego de Valenzuela, to America in 1517; Andrés Valiente, to America in 1517; Juan de Valenzuela, to Venezuela in 1534.
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