Aldarete History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Aldarete

What does the name Aldarete mean?

The surname Aldarete is derived from the Spanish words "aldea", meaning "village", and "aldeorrio", meaning "little place, rural backwater." Another source claims the name is from Arabic "al-daya" meaning "owner of a small farm." 1

Early Origins of the Aldarete family

The surname Aldarete was first found in the capital city of Oviedo in Asturias in northern Spain. The name "originated with Count don Alderedo of the Conquest of Leon in 719. Alderetes founded homes in Galicia, Tordesillas, Toro, Valladolid, Salamanca, Olmedo, Toledo, Madrid, Aragon, and Andalucia." 1

Later, we found Don Martin de Alderete who died at the Battle of Najera in 1367. He is the ancestor of the noble Alderete family of Tordesillas and Olmedo in Valladolid, Castile and Leon.

Early History of the Aldarete family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aldarete research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1503, 1518, 1534, 1542, 1556, 1557, 1565, 1572, 1606, 1614, 1633, 1636, 1641 and 1653 are included under the topic Early Aldarete History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aldarete Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Aldarete include Alderete, Aldrete, Alderetes, Aldaret, Aldarete and many more.

Early Notables of the Aldarete family

were the Alderete family who were the Lords of Tordesillas in the 16th century, and one of their number Dom Pedro de Alderete constructed the famous Capilla de los Alderete (Chapel of the Alderete) in Tordesillas (photo attached). Don Pedro and Don Rodriguez Alderete are buried there in ornate tombs. The Palacio de los Alderete (The Alderete Palace) also still stands in Tordesillas. Many of the younger sons of the family went to Central and South America (as well as the Philippines) as conquistadors in the 16th and 17th Centuries. Jeronimo de Alderete y Mercado (c. 1518-1556) was named as 2nd Governor...
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Sources +

Woods, Richard Donovan, Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States G. K. Hall, 1978. Digital