Noble surnames, such as Contrera, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Contrera, 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.
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Early Origins of the Contrera family
The surname Contrera was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
Early History of the Contrera family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Contrera research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1485, 1541, 1562, 1582, 1612, 1618 and 1641 are included under the topic Early Contrera History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Contrera Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Contreras, de Contreras and others.
Early Notables of the Contrera family
were Alonso de Contreras (1582-1641), Spanish soldier, sailor, privateer, adventurer and writer
Diego de Contreras (1562-1618), Mexican Roman Catholic Archbishop
Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (1485-1541), Spanish conquistador
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Migration of the Contrera family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Isabel Contreras, wife of Juan de Salazar, founder of the city of Asuncion in Paraguay. Isabel journeyed to Brazil on the expedition of Mencía Calderó.
