The following is a list of names found on public documents in Northeastern
Mexico before 1724. 
 
Early Entrants into Northeastern New Spain (A-B)

* Source of the above info.:  Duaine, Carl Laurence. "With All Arms A Study of a Kindred Group" Edinburg, Texas: 
New Santander Press, 1987.

Family Histories

Abrego - A knight of the House of Abrego was don Diego de Abrego. He was from an 
area near the town of Oviedo in Asturias. His sister had a daughter with the King 
Don Alfonso VIII of Castilla. This daughter married Don Garcia Ramirez, King of 
Navarra, in Leon (on June 24, 1144). Armas: un arbol de sinople y tres lobos, de 
sable, atravesados al tronco, dos por delante y uno detras; bordura de gules con 
ocho sotueres de oro.
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Adame - The Adame's were involved in the conquest of Baeza.
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Aguado - Decendents of the Knight Fortun Saez who was from the kingdom of 
Fernando III. He fought against the Moor Hamet Celin whom he killed. When 
the King saw him as he returned from battle all wet with blood, mud and water 
he asked how he was. Fortun replied Victorious sir and Aguado (watered down). 
He then used the name first as a first name then as his surname. Married Maria
de Bustamante. A direct decendant Don Diego Aguado fought with valor as commander 
of the wars in Flanders. 

Aguero - Armas: Escudo lleno por cinco ordenes de veros de oro y azur. Otros 
traen: escudo lleno por cinco ordenes de veros. 
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Aguilar - Coat of Arms
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Aguilera - Decendants of the King Don Ramiro I. Coat of Arms
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Aguirre - Coat of Arms
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Agustin - From the city of Fraga in Huesca where branches of the family formed 
new houses in the provinces of Zaragoza, Cuenca, Burgos y Valencia. 

Alarcon - The first to use this surname was Fernan Martinez de Ceballos. He was a 
Captain of the King Don Alfonso IX. He was the first to scale the walls of the 
town of Alarcon which had been taken by the Moors in 1176. The King gave him the 
town to administer and the name to use as his surname. The house of Alarcon then 
extended to all of Spain, Portugal and America.
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Aldabalde - Knights of this line can be found in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
and in the conquest of the kingdom of Granada. 

Alejandro - Armas: En campo de oro, un leon rampante, de gules y brochante sobre el
todo, una banda de azur cargada de tres estrellas de oro.
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Alfaro - El Apellido Alfaro webpage.
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Alonso - There are multiple origins to this surname. The Alonso's of Castilla are 
decendants of the King Don Alfonso IX. This produced several natural children, 
including Pedro Alonso the XIII master of the Order of Santiago . 
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Alvarez - Coat of Arms
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Arauna - From the Basque town of Arauna in the area of Elorrio in Durango Spain. 

Arce - Decendants of the Knight Rodrigo de Arce. This family is spread throughout 
the Iberian Penninsula and into Mexico. Coat of Arms
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Arellano - This name started when Sancho Ramirez (brother of King Don Garcia Ramirez) 
married Dona Elvira Gomez (daughter of the Count Gomez Gonzalez Salvadores). Their 
son Sancho Sanchez administered the town of Arellano and founded the house of Arellano. 
Much later this line spread to Castilla and then to Mexico. 
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Arias - Coat of Arms
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Arizpe - Armas: Escudo cortado por una faja de plata en arco: 1, en campo de azur,
un cometa de oro de doce rayos, y 2, en campo de gules una paloma de plata, llevando
en el pico un ramo de oliva, andante entre dos estrellas de oro. 

Arratia - From the town with the same name in the area of Durango, Vizcaya Spain.

Arredondo - From the town of the same name in Ramales Cantabria. This line passed
into Cuba and Mexico. Coat of Arms
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Arriaga - Decendants of a Knight that in the times of King Garcia (the Noble) won 
from Moors the town of Tafalla.
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Avalos - From the surname Davalos. Decendants of a family that founded the town of 
San Davalos at the time of the Roman Conquest of the Iberian Penninsula. 
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Avila - See Davila.  
The AVILA Family "New Spain Settlers"
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Ayala - Coat of Arms 
Don Enrique the IV on Nov. 20th 1470 made Don Pedro Lopez de Ayala a count of 
Fuensalida. In 1637 the 6th count of Fuensalida was Don Pedro Lopez de Ayala. A 
branch of this family came to the Americas in the person of Don Juan de Ayala y 
Escobar. Source Diccionario Heraldico by Lander Munoz. 
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Barreda - Decendants of Gonzalez Perez de Barreda who served Ordono III and Sancho I.

Barrera - Coat of Arms 
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Berrio - Related to the Marquis of the house of Xara and the Counts of the house of 
Palma. Branches of this family settled Navarra, Castilla and the Indies.

Bazan - This line was one of the 12 houses of Navarre founded by the King Garcia 
Ramirez in 1135.
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Beltran - Coat of Arms
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Benavides - Decendants of Don Fernando Alfonso de Benevides who was a natural son of
the Emperor Don Alfonso VII of Castilla. In Mexico Don Carlos the first awarded Don 
Ruflo (Nuņo) de Benavides of Antequera Mexico in the valley of Oaxaca, the following: 
Coat of Arms on April 25,1532.
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Benitez - One early Benitez arrival to Mexico was Alonso Benitez Grajera. Parents: 
Juan Benito and Mencia Grajera. From: Puebla de Calzada. Married in Spain and 
settled in 1536 and to the Puebla Mx. area in 1547. Took part in the Conquest of 
Nueva Galicia with the Viceroy Mendoza.   
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Bermeo - From the Basque town of the same name. A decendant was Don Diego de Alcega 
of Mexico who was given the Order of Santiago  in 1649.
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Blanco - Coat of Arms
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Bohorques - Coat of Arms

Bustamante - Decendants of Don Rodrigo, the nephew of Carlomagno. One branch of this
family established itself in Mexico and another in Chile.
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