| ![Show Contents]() Torquemada History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of TorquemadaWhat does the name Torquemada mean? Noble surnames, such as Torquemada, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. Torres is the plural of "torre" meaning "tower" and is the 11th most common surname in 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 Torquemada family originally lived in the place named Torres. There are many towns and villages in Spain that are named Torres, but the most famous are in the provinces of Andalucia, Oviedo in the Principality of Asturias, Burgos in Castilla-Leon, Lerida in Catalonia, Zaragoza in Aragon, and Navarra. The place-name is of Latin origin and it emerged during the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. Early Origins of the Torquemada familyThe surname Torquemada was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Early History of the Torquemada familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Torquemada research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1630, 1653 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Torquemada History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Torquemada Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Torres, Torre, de Torres, de las Torres, de la Torre, de Torre, Turre, de Turre and many more. Early Notables of the Torquemada familyJuan de Torres, a fifteenth century knight; Alfonso de la Torre and Fernando de la Torre, fifteenth century Spanish poets; sixteenth century adventurer Diego de Torres; Francisco de la Torre, sixteenth century Spanish poet; Bartolomé de Torres Naharro, sixteenth century Spanish dramatist; Fernando M. Torre, Count of La Torre, who commanded the Spanish Fleet in the 1630s; José de...
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Torquemada Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Juan De Torquemada, who arrived in America in 1817 1
- Alonso De Torquemada, who arrived in America in 1826 1
- Pedro De Torquemada, who landed in America in 1827 1
- Gonzalo De Torquemada, who landed in Peru in 1834 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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