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Early Origins of the Blanca family

The surname Blanca was first found in Austria, where the name Bianchi gained prominence after their arrival to the area. Originally from Italy, the Bianchi family was brought to Austria from King Ferdinand I. This family branched into many houses, both in the Italian regions of Sicily, Bologna and Tolentino and in various Austrian districts. Their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Blanca family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blanca research. Another 183 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1752, 1758, 1768, 1783, 1784, 1790, 1800, 1804, 1810, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1838 and 1855 are included under the topic Early Blanca History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blanca Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bianchie, Biancchi, Biancchie, Bianci, Biancci, Biancie, Bianccie and many more.

Early Notables of the Blanca family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Blanca were Francesco Bianchi (c.1752-1810), Italian composer best known for his operas, of which he wrote over 90, such as "La villanella rapita" (Venice...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blanca Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Blanca migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Blanca Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Miguel De Blanca, who arrived in America in 1813 1
  • Santiago Blanca, who arrived in Puerto Rica in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Blanca (post 1700) +

  • Estrella Blanca (1938-2021), Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, "Estrella Blanca" is Spanish for "White Star"
  • Maria Blanca Vargas-Magana, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980 2
  • Blanca Stella Aráuz Pineda (1909-1933), first National Heroine of Nicaragua, she was noted as a Telegraphist
  • Blanca Eugenia Viteri Segura (1928-2023), Ecuadorian writer, anthologist, women's rights activist, and teacher, also known as Eugenia Viteri
  • Blanca "Blanquita" Heredia Osío (1934-2022), Venezuelan pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 1956
  • Blanca Álvarez González (1957-2021), Spanish journalist, writer, and poet
  • Blanca María Rodríguez de Pérez (1926-2020), First Lady of Venezuela from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1989 to 1993
  • Blanca Castellon (b. 1958), Nicaraguan poet, winner of Instituto de Estudios Modernistas of poetry in Valencia, Spain
  • Blanca Suárez (b. 1988), Spanish actress
  • Blanca Sanchez Vela (1936-2014), American politician and matriarch of one of the most prominent families in Brownsville, Texas


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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