The meaning
of HIDALGO:
(NOT Hildago,
Hilgado or Hilagdo-- note the spelling)
Click here for the official Hidalgo Coat Of
Arms
Other ways of spelling the surname HIDALGO
include: Hedalgo, Hidalgoe, Hidalgow, Fidalgo and more.
The first evidence of the surname HIDALGO
was found in Asturias, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
Some of the first settlers of this name
or some of its variants were: Early migrants to the New World included
Bartolome Hidalgo who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1534 and Juan Hidalgo
who settled in Peru between 1578-1580 with his wife and son.
1. Originally a surname in Spain
- translated meaning "Hijo de algo," ("son of something").
2. noun; A title for a Spanish
nobleman of secondary royalty.
Hidalgo is a term designating the
lowest degree of Spanish nobility, a rank above the ordinary gentry
but below the great lords. The status was granted either directly from
the crown (hidalgo de carta) or was inherited through birth (hidalgo
de sangre). The term was known as early as the 12th century.
The prolonged warfare to re-conquer
Spain from the Moors especially necessitated the continuous expansion
of this knightly class. Although it did not have any political
importance, the rank gave its members privileges such as use of the
title Don and considerable exemption from taxation.
The hidalgo is a familiar character in
Spanish literature, often being portrayed as a vagabond knight.
Hidalgo is commonly used in Mexico to
name mountains, lakes, rivers, streets, cities, counties and a state.
Miguel
Hidalgo (a Catholic Priest) is considered the liberating founding
father of Mexico - guaranteeing the freedom of all Mexicans from Spanish
rule. His name is the equivalent of George Washington or Abraham
Lincoln in the United States of America.
The
Treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo between Mexico and the United States reserves
the rights of Mexican immigrants to a fair assimilation into the U.S.
For more information,
click
here.
"Hidalgo":
A block-buster action adventure movie by
Touchstone Pictures - 2004
For some reason encyclopedias insist
the reader refer to "asteroid" for the word Hidalgo regarding
astronomy - God only knows why.
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