Orquera Family History & Genealogy
Orquera Last Name History & Origin
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ORQUERA participated in the "Reconquista" to push Moros (Arabs) from Spain to the Mediterranean Sea. They founded estates all along their journey from south-west France to the Mediterranean sea.
Caballero de ORQUERA proved his nobility in Hijosdalgo Hall of Cancillerias Reales in the town of Valladolid (Spain).
One ancestor went to Oran, and hence one child to Argentina then to all America. Much later another children went to France.
Name Origin
The name ORQUERA comes from French Pays Basque (south of France), between Saint Jean de Luz and Spanish frontier.
Spellings & Pronunciations
In Spain, ORQUERA is also spelled HORQUERA, JORQUERA, and also ORGUERA, HORGUERA and JORGUERA, because it was pronounced with Basque accent, beginning with a very aspirated "H" (this sound may be written "J" in Spanish).
The Basque Q is very close to the G.
So, in Internet, you have to search for the 6 forms.
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Basque (astride between France and Spain)
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