Decardenas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Decardenas family. The original bearer of the name Decardenas, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful place named Cardenas in the region of Castilla la Vieja or in the place named Cardenas in the Rioja region. The place-name Cardenas is derived from the Aragonese word "cardelina," which means goldfinch. In Spanish, local surnames are often preceded by de, which is a prefix that means of or from and is indicative of a toponymic origin.
Early Origins of the Decardenas family
The surname Decardenas was first found in La Rioja, in northern Spain.
Early History of the Decardenas family
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Decardenas Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Cárdenas, de Cárdenas, Cardenas, de Cardenas, Cárdena, de Cárdena, Cardena, de Cardena, Cardenes, de Cardenes, Cardo, de Cardo and many more.
Early Notables of the Decardenas family
Notable bearers of the family name Decardenas were Diego Cárdenas y Macón, a soldier of the Reconquest who fought for Ferdinand and Isabella to recapture Granada; Diego de Cárdenas y Enríquez, created Duke of Maqueda in 1529; Agustín de Cárdenas y Castellón, created Marquis of Cárdenas de Montehermoso in 1765; nineteenth century Nicaraguan politician Adán Cárdenas; nineteenth century Spanish writer and military officer Miguel Cárdenas y Chávez; nineteenth century Cuban writer José María de Cárdenas y Rodríguez; nineteenth century...
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Decardenas migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Decardenas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Antonio DeCardenas, who landed in New Spain in 1836 1
- Juan DeCardenas, who landed in New Spain in 1836 1
- Lorenzo DeCardenas, who arrived in America in 1838 1
- Luis DeCardenas, who landed in Cartagena in 1838 1
- Francisco DeCardenas, who arrived in Columbia in 1838 1
Decardenas migration to West Indies +
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association.
2Decardenas Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century
- Merchor DeCardenas, who arrived in Cuba in 1838 1
Contemporary Notables of the name Decardenas (post 1700) +
- Javier de Cárdenas y Chavarri, Spanish architect, Marquis of Prado Ameno
- Garcia Lopez de Cárdenas, Spanish explorer
Citations +
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies