Leifa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Leifa family

Early History of the Leifa family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leifa research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1480, 1495, 1521, 1525, 1528, 1536, 1563, 1564, 1574, 1578, 1630 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Leifa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Leifa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leiva, Leyva, Leifa, Lieva, Leyba and others.

Early Notables of the Leifa family

Andrés Díaz Venero de Leiva (1495-1578), the first president of the New Kingdom of Granada, appointed in 1564. He was born in El Castillo, a place near the port of Laredo, on the Cantabrian Sea to a noble family. In 1563 he left Spain for the Americas arriving in Bogotá (then called Santa Fe) in February 1564 where he was appointed as the first president of the Royal Audiencia of the New Kingdom of Granada between...
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Migration of the Leifa family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: P. Leiva who settled in New Orleans in 1835; Juan De Leyva whom settled in Venezuela in 1534 and I. V. Leiva who settled in New Orleans in 1860.