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Where did the Spanish Almanza family come from? What is the Spanish Almanza family crest and coat of arms? When did the Almanza family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Almanza family history?
The surname Almanza is the name of a noble family whose roots are Spanish, but has been greatly influenced by the Moorish occupation of the region during the early Middle Ages. The word "almanza" comes from the Arabic words "al-mansa" meaning "the house."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Almansa, Almanzan and others.First found in the judicial district of Sahagún, province of León. The surname Almanza was taken from a village of the same name. Its progenitor was Don Lope Díaz de Cinfontes, who took the name "Almanza" for possessing the Lordship of this village. Don Lope was also the Master Guard of the King and is laid to rest in the Grand Chapel of Sotnobal. Over his sepulcher is written the following epitaph: "Here lies Lope Diaz de Cinfontes, Lord of Almanza; God have mercy on his soul..."
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Almanza research. Another 149 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1393 and 1533 are included under the topic Early Almanza History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Almanza. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Almanza Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Juan De Almanza, who arrived in Peru in 1884
Almanza Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Brigida Almanza, aged 5, who landed in America from Montelleria, Trapani, in 1909
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- Cleofas Almanza (1850-1915), Mexican painter
- Hector Raúl Almanza (b. 1912), Mexican poet, lawyer and politician
- Juan Carlos Almanza (1852-1923), doctor from Argentina
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- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
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The Almanza Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Almanza Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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