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Covarrubias is a surname in the Spanish language, indicating place of origin, the village and municipality of Covarrubias ( province of Burgos, Spain ), that was founded in the 7th century by the visigothic king Chindasuinth . It is compounded of the words cova (cave), [1] ruber (red) [2] and the suffix ia (that has the quality of), [3] meaning ...
Spanish. Origin. Meaning. "son of Ramiro ". Region of origin. Castile. Ramírez is a Spanish-language patronymic surname of Germanic origin, meaning "son of Ramiro ". [1] Its correct spelling in Spanish is with an acute accent on the i, which is often omitted in English writing. It is the 28th most common surname in Spain.
History. In Spain, the surname Flores is first found in the Kingdom of Asturias, where the Visigothic royal court took refuge after the Muslim Invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in 711. [1] In its origin, it is a patronymic of the Visigothic given name Fruela or Froila.
Peña (surname) Peña or de la Peña is a Spanish habitation surname. The origin of the surname can be traced directly to the Middle Ages; the earliest public record of the surname dates to the 13th century in the Valley de Mena (Burgos) in the Kingdom of Castile. The origin of the last name is in present-day Galicia, Spain.
The coat of arms of Spain represents Spain and the Spanish nation, including its national sovereignty and the country's form of government, a constitutional monarchy. It appears on the flag of Spain and it is used by the Government of Spain, the Cortes Generales, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and other state institutions.
Definitions. The "coat" of arms, or more correctly the achievement, in Spain is composed of the shield, a cape which can be simply drawn or ornate, a helmet (optional) or a Crown if for a member of the nobility and a motto (optional). In Spanish heraldry, that which is placed on the shield itself is the most important.
Tovar (surname) The coat of arms of the Tovar family of Spain and Portugal, as it appears in a 17th-century nobiliary record. Tovar, usually preceded by the particle de (meaning from ), is a surname that was adopted in the Middle-Ages by a Castilian noble house that received the lordship of the village of Tovar from Fernando III.
Castro (surname) Castro family coat of arms (Portugal). Castro is a Castilian surname popular in Spanish and Portuguese countries, coming from Latin castrum, meaning a castle or fortress. Its English equivalent is Chester .