| ![Show Contents]() Castilla History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CastillaWhat does the name Castilla mean? The name Castilla is derived from the Late Latin word "castellum," which meant a fortified building (a castle), a set of buildings or even a village. The region of Castilla in central Spain, an independent kingdom from the 11th to the 16th century, was so named because of the many castles located there. Early Origins of the Castilla familyThe surname Castilla was first found in the mountainous area of Santander, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula. Early History of the Castilla familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Castilla research. Another 187 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1319, 1322, 1325, 1326, 1460, 1492, 1494, 1498, 1510, 1521, 1527, 1528, 1547, 1560, 1561, 1569, 1584, 1590, 1602, 1656, 1657, 1699, 1757 and 1760 are included under the topic Early Castilla History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Castilla Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Castillo, Castillos, Castel, Castello,Castilla and others. Early Notables of the Castilla familyProminent among members of the family - Juan de Castilla y Haro, most commonly known as Juan el Tuerto (died 1326), a Spanish noble of the House of Haro and of the royal line of the Kingdom of Castile descended from Alfonso X of Castile. He...
- Juan de Castilla (1460-1510) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Salamanca (1498-1510) and Bishop of Astorga (1494-1498)
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Castilla Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Felipa Castilla, who settled in Peru in 1560
- Beatriz Castilla, who settled in New Spain in 1570
- Ines Castilla, who arrived in New Spain in 1570
Castilla Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alonso De Castilla, who arrived in America in 1827 1
- Juan Castilla, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
- Juan De Castilla, who landed in Peru in 1834 1
- V Castilla, aged 55, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 1
- W C Denorir De Castilla, aged 23, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 1
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Castilla Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Gorgoria Castilla, who settled in Arizona in 1916
| Contemporary Notables of the name Castilla (post 1700) | + |
- Juan Carlos Castilla (b. 1978), Spanish football goalkeeper
- Juan Castilla (b. 2004), Colombian football midfielder
- Juan José Castilla (b. 1945), Mexican heptathlete
- Juan Carlos Castilla (b. 1940), Chilean marine biologist
- Vinny Castilla, American Major League Baseball player
- Ramon Castilla y Marquesado (1797-1867), Peruvian caudillo, President of Peru (1845-51 and 1855-62), he fought in the revolution against Spain and in the civil wars
- Oona Castilla Chaplin (b. 1986), Spanish-born, British actress, best known for her roles as Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, Kitty Trevelyan in the BBC drama The Crimson Field, and Zilpha Geary in the series Taboo
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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