| ![Show Contents]() Demendoza History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of DemendozaWhat does the name Demendoza mean? Noble surnames, such as Demendoza, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Demendoza, 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. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries. The Demendoza family originally lived in the place named Mendoza, which is in the province of Alava. This place-name was originally derived from the Basque word mendi, which means mountain and otz, which meanscold. Early Origins of the Demendoza familyThe surname Demendoza was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Early History of the Demendoza familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Demendoza research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1242, 1491, 1600 and 1659 are included under the topic Early Demendoza History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Demendoza Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Mendoza, de Mendoza, Mendozo, Mendosa, de Mendosa, Mendoso and many more. Early Notables of the Demendoza familywere Rodrigo de Mendoza, created Marquis of Cenete by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1491; 15th century poet Iñigo de Mendoza; Ana Mendoza de la Cerda, daughter of Viceroy of Peru Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Princess of Eboli; Bernardino de Mendoza, 16th century Spanish naval officer; Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600-1659), a Spanish archbishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
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| Demendoza migration to the United States | + |
Demendoza Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alonso DeMendoza, who arrived in Veragua in 1835 1
- Vicente DeMendoza, who arrived in Cartagena in 1835 1
- Francisco DeMendoza, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 1
- Catalina DeMendoza, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 1
- Diego DeMendoza, who landed in Florida in 1838 1
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| Demendoza 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. 2Demendoza Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century- Ana DeMendoza, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Demendoza (post 1700) | + |
- Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1503-1575), Spanish politician of Basque
- Pedro González de Mendoza (1428-1495), Spanish explorer
- René Frías de Mendoza (b. 1908), lawyer in Chile
- 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
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