Hi Denise, Am I related? If you're a Nuñez de Villavicencio, particularly from Cuba via Tenerife (La Laguna), then yes(!!). Where are you located? There is a good source, "Historias de Familias Cubanas", where it goes back to Tenerife. There are errors and omissions in the data, but it is very interesting nonetheless. You could find it in libraries or at the Mormon churches 'Family History Centers'. If you know where your Nuñez de Villavicencio are from in Cuba, I may be able to help you there as well.

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your reply. We are from Tenerief to Louisiana. I do not know where they were before the Canary Islands.

Thank you for the name of the book.

Denise

Hola Margarita, Me parece que hemos tenido correspondencia en algun momento. Acabo de ver por primera vez tu 'post' sobre tu tatarabuelo Vicente Nunez de Villavicencio. Vicente era mi tatarabuelo tambien. El es el ultimo de mi linea que aparece en el Libro de Familias Cubanas. El tema este de los de Luisiana, aunque vinieron en mas o menos la misma epoca, no tengo noticia de los nuestros NdV pasando a Luisiana. Sabeis que la senora del primer NdV (Dona Mência Dias de Clavijo Llerena) del Libro de Familias Cubanas, enviudo y se caso con vasco y tubieron un hijo que e conocido como el 'Apostol de Brasil' (http://copacabana.com/r-anch.shtml http://ingeb.org/songs/anchieta.html http://www.novomilenio.inf.br/festas/anchiet0.htm ) Los datos constan con la fecha de nacimiento y su llegada a Coimbra (Portugal) para estudiar con su hermano mayor Pedro Nunez de Villavicencio. Tony

Hola Majo, Habeis encontrado mas datos? Tony

Hi Doris, We are more than likely related. The Villavicencio name, whether Fernandez de or as we are Nunez de are the same thing. Villavicencio is the name of the noble villa of Villavicencio which began being used in the 13th century. Our ancestor Garci Ferrans was notably mowed down by a battalion of Moorish axe men while leading a squadron of Castllian & Leones knights. Alfonso VIII, seeing this flurry of activity surrounding his close friend, immediately rushed over with some of his men to take out the remaining moors. Garci was seriously injured. King Alfonso got on his knees and placed his royal hands in Garci's armor in order to cover his deep wounds. Whence his hands were removed they were blood red, hence the image of the five bloodied fingers on the family crest your dad saw a picture of. As far as Alfonso Nunez de Villavicencio y Stewart? He lived a few in the 17th/18th centuary and El Cid Campeador's (aka Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar) legendary reconquests of Spain against the saracens (moors, arabs and the like) occurred between about 1070 and prior to his death in 1099. I hope this helps clear things up. I have all the family history from La Laguna (Tenerife) to Cuba. bye, Tony

I tried to email you some information but my email came back to me. Is there another address that I can reach you through? I am also doing research on this family line as well as Ruiz, Serigne, St Germain, Rodriguez, Robin, Gonzales, Crespo,Bergeron,Molero, Delgado, Suarez, Jimines, Quintana, Carbo,Bermijo, de Alayon, Acevedo,Fuentes, Acosta, Marrero, Mendez,Ravelo,Alfonso/Alphonso, Corales, Del Ampiere, Carrera, Hernandez,Carbo, LaPazza, and Hidalgo.
Most of them arrived in Louisiana via the Canary Islands.

Hi Mary, My other address is toneroq@hotmail.com Do you have any idea when these folks came over? The names listed like Suarez (Soares)/ Portuguese, La Pazza/Italian, Robin/French and Rodriguez/Spanish are obvious ones. These peoples passed through the Canary Islands at various times for several reasons. The Portuguese and Spanish were in competition during early conquests (1440's to 1480's) AND the kingdoms were united for a brief time in the latter part of the 16th century. A substantial part of present day Italy was Spanish. A Frenchman (A Normand), Jean de Bethancourt, claimed the Canary Islands for Enrique III (King of Castille), who made him Lord of the islands (only Fuerteventura, El Hierro and La Gomera at the time). Since becoming the overlord he encouraged Nornan farmers to settle there. The Spanish, along with some of the other groups were there for new opportunities or to flee persecution such as the conversos. The converso's names were typically the names of the towns that they came from. Your names that end in es/ez/iz are typically patronomical (son of), as in Hernandez son of Hernan, Ruiz son of Ruy. The 'es' is an older Spanish form, currently ez. Which indicates that those arrived early on. So your Canary/Spanish cousins currently use ez. Portuguese use 'es' as well. So without a clear trail or another name attached to those names it'll be tough if not impossible to trace. Some names are from trades, for example a berger is a shepard (French), molero a miller (Spanish). Serigne a village in Vendee, Pays de la Loire (the Loire Valley). Robin is from northern France from Breton, Lorraine to the Loire (Saint Bonnet des Quarts). Good luck!

Wow! That was a very helpful reply. I had known that the change from Nunes to Nunez was due to religious persecution, trying to make the name sound more Spanish, but, as to most of the rest of the info, I was in ignorance. My husbands family didn't keep much in the way of records, and so many records were destroyed by fire & hurricanes. I do have rough dates for some though. Quite a number arrived in late 1778 and early 1779.
Henri Christophe Cerenius (Serigne) arrived from France before 1819 because his son Louis Christophe Cerenius (Serigne) was born in 1819 in Assumption Parish.
Pierre Joachim Rene De St Germain, b. 7/20/1741 in Rinnies, Bretagne, France, arrived before 1776 because his son Martial St. Germain was born in Louisiana in 1776 and Martial's mother, Marie Blanche Bergeron, was born about 1746 in St. Ann, Acadia.
Santiago Rodriguez was born in 1781 in English Turn, St Bernard, Louisiana so his father, Antonio Valentin Rodriguez, born before 1764 Isle of Gomera, CI, had to be in St Bernard by 1781.
Antonio Gonzales, born about 1753 Grand Canaria, CI, married about 1770 Grand Canaria, CI, had to be in Lousiana by about 1780 because son Felix Gonzales was born about 1778 English Turn, St Bernard, LA, and married 6/1/1803 St Louis Cath., New Orleans, LA.
My Molero's started with Andre Luis Ravelo father of Andres Luis Ravelo Jeromine born & died in CI, father of Felipe Luis Molero, Born bef. 1682 Ycod de los Vines, Tenerife, CI, died same, father of Jose Luis Molero, CI, father of Christoval Luis Molero, CI, father of Bartheleme Molero, CI, father of Antonio Molero married 1818 St Louis Cath, New Orleans, LA.
Simon Antoine Ruiz is a real puzzle, he just all of a sudden shows up on the census but no info before him. He was born bef. 1796, prob. 1793 (where?) and died 1815 in St. Bernard, LA, father of Joseph Leudadius Ruiz born 12/09/1813 St Bernard, LA,married 9/22/1837 St Bernard Church, St Bernard, LA, died between 1860-70. He may be the son of Joseph Gonzales Ruiz & Josefa Marit(Josepha Gonzales) son Bernardo,born abt. 1768 (most likely), or Domingo born abt. 1775. They arrived with their their parents and sister Barbara Ruiz in 1779 aboard the "LA Santa Fas" from the Canary Islands. I am not sure where they settled at first, may not have been St Bernard, but one of the other settlements along the Mississippi.
My La Pazza (LA Parra) was born bef. 1745 LA Yquero de Arazera, Extremadura, Spain and married Diego Gonzales same, same. Their son Sebastien (Sebastian) Gonzales was born Extremadura, Spain about 1760, married 4/10/1782 At Louis Cath, New Orleans, LA to Rita Antonia Gonzales Carbo, born abt. 1753 San Juan de la Rambla, (or Santa Cruz) Tenerife, CI.
This is probably more info than you wanted but maybe something will ring a bell and we can connect.
Mary

Just found out my great-great grandmother Cecilia Dovo Villavicenco was from Matanzas. Died in Tampa, Fl in 1926. Any connection?

There is a line of López de Villavicencio who came from Alacranes (and surrounding areas) Matanzas. Some of them stayed in Cuba and some found their way to Tampa, sometimes they went under the name Lopez and some of them went under the name Villavicencio. Here is the line of some of those who went to Tampa. Do you know at what age she died and who she was married to?

- A.
Descendants of José Loreto López-de-Villavicencio

1 José Loreto López-de-Villavicencio
..+Ana María del Junco
..2 Narciso López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco b: Abt. 1851 in Cuba d: Abt. 1950 in Ocala, FL
......+Mary Ellen Trusswell b: December 23, 1876 in England d: in Ocala, FL
..2 José López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
..2 Aurora López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
......+Manuel Menéndez
..2 Pio López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
..2 Amado López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
..2 Aurelia López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
..2 Felix López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
..2 Rosalia López-de-Villavicencio
..2 Oscar Alonzo López-de-Villavicencio b: September 16, 1867 d: Aft. 1947
......+Sara Balbona Dulzaides d: Aft. 1947
..2 Domingo López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
..2 Andres López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
..2 María del Loreto López-de-Villavicencio Del Junco
......+Eduardo Simpson