Valiente History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Valiente, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Valiente, 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 Valiente family originally lived in the place named Valenzuela. This place named is derived from the place-name Valencia, and it means little Valencia. The city of Valencia is situated on the Guadalaviar (now Turia) river. The city was first named Valencia de Campos by the king of Leon in 1150.

Early Origins of the Valiente family

The surname Valiente was first found in Castile, and important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Valiente family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valiente research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1360, 1482, 1505, 1533, 1564, 1630, 1690 and 1692 are included under the topic Early Valiente History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Valiente Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valenzuela, de Valenzuela, Valensuela, de Valensuela, Valenz, Valens, Valente, Valiente, Valentín, Valentin and many more.

Early Notables of the Valiente family

Prominent among members of the family

were Alonzo Valiente (1482-1564), Spanish conqueror, cousin and secretary of Hernan Cortés and secretary, one of the first governors of Mexico City
Juan Valiente (ca. 1505-1533), a Spanish black conquistador who participated in the expeditions of Pedro de Almagro in present-day Guatemala and Chile

Valiente migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valiente Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Andrés Valiente, who arrived in America in 1517
Juan Valiente, who settled in New Spain in 1536

Valiente Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andres Valiente, who arrived in America in 1817 1
Ramon Valiente, aged 45, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1830 1
Juan Valiente, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 1
Antonio Valiente, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1857 1
Pablo Valiente, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Valiente (post 1700) +

Randy Valiente, Philippine comic book artist
Bishop Mariano Vivanco Valiente (1933-2004), Cuban prelate, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (1987–2004)
José Francisco Valiente (b. 1911), Salvadoran politician who was, a member of the Civic-Military Directory
Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente (1917-1956), Argentine gold medalist sport shooter in 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Doreen Edith Dominy Valiente (1922-1999), English Wiccan from Surrey who was responsible for writing much of the early religious liturgy within the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca
Marc Valiente Hernández (b. 1987), Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a central defender for Serbian club Partizan

Citations +

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)