[gothic-l] My friend Dawn Martin found this about "Alvarado."

Fri Jan 30 19:23:04 UTC 2004

From: dmartin at cfu.net
To: glbaker50613 at yahoo.com
Subject: Information on Houseofnames.com Alvarado
History excerpt and sample coat of arms/family crest
links
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:15:48 -0500

To: glbaker50613 at yahoo.com
From: dmartin at cfu.net

Jerry,
Here's a little something I found about the surname
Alvarado. Not sure it's what Dennis was looking for.
The suffix -ado is used in the perfect tense and
passive voice in Spanish verbs ending in -AR. Though I
don't think "alvarar" is a real Spanish verb. Just a
thought. Take care!

Dawn
dmartin at cfu.net
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A small excerpt from Houseofname.com 1800 word
history...

Origin Displayed: Spanish

Spelling variations include: Alvarado, de Alvarado,
Albarado, de Albarado and others.
First found in Asturias, along the northern coast of
Spain.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its
variants were: Among the earliest European explorers
of the New World was Pedro de Alvarado, who voyaged to
Hispaniola and to Cuba in 1510. From Cuba he journeyed
to Mexico, and explored the Caribbean coastline. The
Alvarado River in Mexico is named for him. Pedro
became second-in-command to Hernán Cortés during the
conquest of Mexico. Next, he travelled to Guatemala,
where he founded the city of Antigua in 1524. He left
a collection of his writings describing these
adventures, that survive to this day. Another early
explorer was Alfonso de Alvarado, who accompanied
Pizarro to Peru. Later he continued on to the Río de
la Plata and was named Captain General of that region.
Other early migrants to the New World bearing this
surname included Juan de Alvarado, who sailed to
America in 1511.

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REGIONS

REGIONS OF SPAIN:
Aragon, which is a region of northeastern Spain in the
Iberian peninsula. Aragon has a proud cultural
heritage and its own unique language. In 1137, the
regions of Aragon and Catalonia united to form the
Crown of Aragon, whose illustrious line of kings led
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THE MOORS

Following the decline of the Roman Empire, in the 5th
century AD, the Visigoths came to control the
peninsula. Part of the Visigothic legacy to Spanish
civilization was the introduction of the institution
of monarchy. Several centuries later, in 711, the
Visigothic kingdom in Spain was invaded...
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EARLY ORIGINS

Spain, which is presently a state that includes the
Balearic and Canary Islands and is in southwestern
Europe, was originally settled by the Iberians. In the
first millennium BC, the Celts, who were from central
Europe, invaded and began to mingle with the native
Iberians....
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THE VISIGOTHS

In 420, The Visigoths captured Spain from the Vandals
and proudly returned it to Rome. Unfortunately, 18
years later the Suevi overran the peninsula.

In 456, the Visigoths under Theodric II reconquered
most of Spain...
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KINGS AND QUEENS OF SPAIN

Sancho III the Great (Navarre) 1000-1035
Ferdinand I the Great (Castile) 1035-1065 (Fernando)
Sancho II the Strong (Castile) 1065-1072
Alfonso VI the Valient (Castile) 1072-1073
Urraca (Castile) 1109-1126
Alfonso VII the Emperor (Castile) 1126-1157 More

BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR SPANISH SURNAMES

Adams, Nicholson B., John E. Keller and Margaret W.
Jones. Spanish Literature. Totowa, NJ: Littlefield,
Adams & Co., 1974. (Donna's)

de Atienza, Julio. Nobiliario español: Diccionario
heráldico de apellidos españoles y de títulos
nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. (Robarts
Library...
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