| ![Show Contents]() Guarda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Spain Etymology of GuardaWhat does the name Guarda mean? It is generally thought that the name Guarda was originally a nickname "probably taken from the city of Guarda, but the oldest one known for it is Estêvão da Guarda, secretary of D. Dinis, The Troubadour King (1261-1325.) In remuneration for the many services received from him, D. Dinis gave to him and his legitimate descendants the couples he owned in Torres Vedras, and by charter of 24-IV-1317 it is clear that he was his clerk, as he is designated in this University Degree. On 9-VI-1320 he made a will in the castle of Lisbon, in which he declared that he was a parishioner of Santa Cruz and S. Mamede." 1 Early Origins of the Guarda familyThe surname Guarda was first found in the city of Guarda, a city and municipality in central Portugal. One of the earliest known bearer of the surname Guarda was Estêvão da Guarda who was official cup-bearer to Prince Dinis in the early 14th century. He is thought to have come to Guarda from Aragon in the late 12th century as part of the train of Queen Santa Isabel. A document dated April 24th, 1317, indicates that Estêvão da Guarda was granted the lands of Torres Vedras by the Prince. Early History of the Guarda familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guarda research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1280, 1287, 1291, 1317, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1354, 1357 and 1364 are included under the topic Early Guarda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Guarda Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Guardia, Laguardia, Guardi, Guarda, Guardiola, LaGuadia and many more. Early Notables of the Guarda familyProminent members of the family include Estevao da Guarda. He held the position of cup-bearer of Prince Dinis. He was the procurator and plenipotentiary of this prince in the settlement of differences between him and his son Afonso, who later became King Afonso IV. As a reward for his services, Don Dinis gave him the properties of Torres Vedras. In a document dated from April 24th, 1317 Estevao da Guarda is recorded as the prince scribe. He made his will in the castle of Lisbon, near the estates where he lived on June...
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| Guarda migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Guarda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro Nolicio Guarda, aged 21, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 2
- Jose Guarda, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1869 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Guarda (post 1700) | + |
- Gabriel Guarda (1928-2020), born Fernando Guarda Geywitz, a Chilean historian and architect, he received the Chilean National History Award in 1984
- De Faria, Antonio Machado. Armorial lusitano: genealogia e heráldica. Lisboa, 1961. Print
- 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)
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