| ![Show Contents]() Montañes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of MontañesWhat does the name Montañes mean? Noble surnames, such as Montañes, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Montañes, 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. The Montañes family originally lived in a mountainous region of that province. This local name was originally derived from the Spanish word monte, which means hill or wooded upland. Early Origins of the Montañes familyThe surname Montañes was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain in a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava. Early History of the Montañes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Montañes research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1289, 1479, 1508, 1514, 1553, 1565, 1572, 1644 and 1645 are included under the topic Early Montañes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Montañes Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Montoya, de Montoya, Monte, Montes, de Montes, Móntez, Montez, Montero, Monteros, de los Monteros, Montecillo, Montejo, de Montejo, Mont, Montaña, Montana, Montaño and many more. Early Notables of the Montañes familyFrancisco de Montejo (c. 1479-1553), Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America; Francisco de Montejo the Younger (1508-1565), Spanish conquistador; Francisco de Montejo (the Nephew) (1514-1572), Spanish conquistador; Román Montero Espinosa (died 1645), Spanish prelate, Archbishop-elect of Manila (1644-1645); nineteenth century Colombian military officer José Manuel Montoya; nineteenth century Spanish bullfighter Francisco Montes, known as "Paquiro"; nineteenth century Bolivian...
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Montañes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bartolome Montanes, who landed in America in 1813 1
- Martin Montanes, who landed in America in 1814 1
- Juan Montanes, who arrived in America in 1817 1
- Alvaro Montanes, who arrived in America in 1827 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)
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