Andrade
1759289
222501321
2008-06-29T17:58:55Z
The Ogre
307408
rv rm of info
{{otheruses4|the origins of the Andrade family in Portugal and Spain|others with the surname Andrade|Andrade (disambiguation)}}
[[Image:Brasao Andrade.jpg|thumb|right|Original [[Coat of Arms]] of the Andrade family]]
Originally, the name ''Andrade'' (sometimes ''Andrad<u>a<u>'') could have come from any of numerous places of the same name in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] or northern [[Portugal]] and several Andrade are known from documents dating back to the [[12th century]]. Most likely, however, it originated in the small fief of ''San Martiño de Andrade'' ([[Martin of Tours|St. Martin]] of Andrade) in [[Pontedeume]], [[Ferrol]] and [[Vilalba]],<ref>These localities were given in the [[14th century]] to [[Fernán Pérez de Andrade]], descendant of [[Bermudo Peres de Traba]] (with origins in the house of the [[Counts of Traba and Trastámara]]), by the king [[Henry II of Castile]] (of the House of Trastámara), due to his services against his brother the King [[Pedro of Castile]].</ref> in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]], where the well-known aristocratic lineage of Andrade emerged in the low [[Middle Ages]].
== Related and un-related People with the surname Andrade today ==
[[Image:Castle of Andrade in Narahío - Ferrolterra.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Medieval Castle of Andrade in Narahio [[Ferrolterra]] - {{coor dms|43|29|33.6|N|8|04|56.79|W|}}]]
The surname Andrade is now commonly found not only in [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]], but also in countries of [[Latin America]] and [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries|Portuguese speaking]] [[Africa]] and [[Equatorial Guinea]]. Andrades' are also common in [[Goa]], and [[Karnataka]] in India. In [[1920]], there were hundreds of Andrade families living in the [[United States]], with the largest concentrations in [[California]], [[Texas]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Rhode Island]].
For a list of related and un-related people with the surname Andrade see [[Andrade (disambiguation)]].
== The Aristocratic Family of Andrade (Nothwestern Spanish branch) ==
The '''Andrade'''s (sometimes ''Andrad<u>a<u>'') were a powerful family in north-western [[Iberian peninsula|Iberia]] during the late [[Middle Ages]] and the early [[Renaissance]] time during which they held the titles of Counts of Andrade and Vilalba,<ref>The City of [[Ferrol]] and the borough of [[Pontedeume]] in particular, have always been regarded as the areas with the closest attachment to the Andrades, to the point, that Puente de Eume have always been, and still is, known as the ''The Borough of Andrade''.</ref> amongst others, together with numerous castles, palaces, manor houses and extensive lands.
The two Galician Regions of [[Ferrolterra]] and [[Terra Chá]]<ref>i.e.: the [[Province of Mondoñedo]] which disappeared in [[1833]] though still exists as the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] district of the [[Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol]] </ref> are known to have been part of the domains of Fernán Pérez de Andrade<ref>Fernán Pérez de Andrade was made Count of Andrade and Pontedeume, and Lord of Ferrol, Serantes and Vilar. Later the family would obtain the title of Counts of Vilalba under the [[Catholic Monarchs]] gaining full control over the entire Terra Chá Region in today's Lugo Province.</ref> in the [[14th Century]].
Most of the Galician properties, palaces and castles of the Andrade family these days belong to the [[House of Alba]], and the present Countess of Andrade is [[Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba]].
* From one branch of this lineage: [[Ángel García Valerio]]<ref>Descendant of [[D. Ciprian Valerio Piñeiro y Andrade]] owner of the small [[fiefdoms]] of [[Serantellos]] and [[San Juan de Filgueira]]</ref> Member of the Spanish Parliament from [[Ferrol]] between the years ([[1918]]<ref>Up until [[1918]] the Member of the Spanish Parliament from [[Ferrol]] was the [[Marquis of Amboage]].</ref> to [[1923]]).
* From another branch of the same lineage: [[Francisco Franco]] (Spanish Dictator [[1936]]-[[1975]]) signed his novel ''Raza'' (Race) as ''Jaime de Andrade'' ([[1942]]).<ref> using part of his mother's (Pilar Bahamonde Pardo de Andrade) maternal surname.</ref>
== The Aristocratic Family of Andrade (Portuguese and Brazilian branches) ==
This family soon spread to Portugal. This happened several times and with several different branches of the Andrade. The most important branche to go to Portugal was that of the ''Freire de Andrade'' in the person of [[Rui Freire de Andrade]] [[14th century]] and his two sons, [[Nuno Rodrigues Freire de Andrade]], later 6th Grand-Master of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Order of Christ]], and [[Vasco Freire]].
[[Image:Brasao Andrade do Arco.jpg|thumb|[[Coat of Arms]] of the Andrade (do Arco) family, from [[Madeira Islands|Madeira]]]]
From this branch of the ''Freire de Andrade'' came [[João Fernandes de Andrade do Arco|João Fernandes de Andrade]] who, having served the [[List of Portuguese monarchs|Portuguese Kings]] [[Afonso V of Portugal|Afonso V]] and [[John II of Portugal|John II]] in the conquest of the [[Morocco]]n strongholds of [[Tangier]] and [[Asilah]], was granted a new [[Coat of Arms]] and possessions in the Portuguese Island of [[Madeira Islands|Madeira]], namely in [[Arco da Calheta]] ([[Bow (weapon)|Bow]] of the [[Calheta]]). João Fernandes de Andrade, known also as João Fernandes de ''Andrade do Arco'', married Beatriz de Abreu (descendant of the first King of Portugal, [[Afonso I of Portugal|Afonso I]]) and had prolific issue, descendants of whom were present in the colonization of [[Brazil]].
== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}
==See also==
*[[Iberian naming customs]]
*[[List of most common surnames]]
*[[Alonso Pita da Veiga]] In the [[Battle of Pavia]] under the orders of Count ''Fernando de Andrade'' ([[1525]])
*[[Ferrolterra]] Connections of the Andrade family with Ferrol (Counts of Andrade). North-western Spain.
*[[Terra Chá|Terra Chá Region]] Connections of the Andrade family with Villalba (Counts of Villalba). North-western Spain.
==External links==
* {{sp icon}} [http://www.limiarlibros.com/castelonarahio.php Book about the Castle of Andrade in Narahío, Ferrolterra]
* {{sp icon}} [http://cce.peda.net/magazines/galego/viewer.php3?DB=gapontes&mode=11&article_id=3&from=toc Pictures of the Tower of Andrade in the centre of town in "Ponte de Eume" Ferrolterra]
* {{en icon}} [http://joecadaveira.tripod.com/castlesofgalicia/id36.html Pictures of the Castle of Andrade in the out-skirts of "Puente de Eume" Ferrolterra]
* {{en icon}} [http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Andrade&sourcecode=13304 Ancestry.com Interesting American Web-site for Surname Researches]
* {{pt icon}} [http://genealogia.netopia.pt/familias/fam_show.php?id=69 Andrade origin in a Portuguese genealogical site]
* {{gl icon}} [http://www.xenealoxia.org/modules.php?name=Apelidos&rop=showcontent&id=218 Andrade origin in a Galician genealogical site]
* {{gl icon}} [http://www.parador.es/castellano/paradores/ficha.jsp?selparador=091 Tower of the Andrade Counts of Villalba in the Terra Chá Region - Built at the very end of the Middle Ages 14th Century]
{{Andrade Lands}}
[[Category:Spanish surnames]]
[[Category:Portuguese surnames]]
[[es:Andrade (apellido)]]
[[gl:Andrade (apelido)]]
[[pt:Andrade (apelido)]]
[[zh:安德拉德]]