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Hi Ronald,
I found the following information when I visited Dublin last year at Crest&Arms. According to them "The name Amorim has been traced to its source in Castile, in north central Spain. There is a crest of arms from that period. More information below.
Best regards
Ana Paula de Amorim (Guimarães, Portugal)
The Amorim family originated in Castile, leader of the Christian Reconquest of Spain from the Muslins. From Castile the family branched to other regions of the north, including Leon, Galicia, Navarre and Aragon. As the armies of the Reconquest progressed southwards, families from the north followed after them and settled in the newly recaptured lands. Thus the family branched to southern Spain, becoming established in Seville and Cordoba among other centres, and eventually Granada.
Prominent among members of the family:
don Diego de Amor, of Morata, ennobled in 1536;
don Diego de Amor, of Almaguera, ennobled in 1606;
don Pedro Amor, of Conforto, ennobled in 1743;
don Juan Bautista de Amor, ennobled in 1789 (an 18th century explorer and conquerer of Chile);
Juan Amor, Spanish baron in 1729.
The fall of Granada on 2 January 1492 meant that the Spanish Crown could turn its attention to empire-building. Ferdinand and Isabella supported Columbus' voyages to the west, which began an era of exploration and conquest that would take Spaniards and their language and culture around the world.
The first explorers were soon followed by the conquistadors, and Spanish settlements were founded throughout Central and South America. Among the great conquistadors were Cortés, Pizarro, Valdivia and Balboa, who led many others in search of wealth and adventure. The settlers who built upon these foundations of the Spanish Empire included members of the Amorim family. Early migrants to the New world bearing the surname include:
Juan de Amor, who arrived in Florida in 1538;
Juana de Amor, who arrived in Peru in 1570;
Lorenzo de Amor, who arrived in Peru in 1594.
Some of the more prominent bearers of this family name is recent history include:
Manuel Amor Melián (b. 1867), Spanish poet, journalist and editor; and
Guadalupe Amor (b. 1920), Mexican novelist and poet.
Spain's colourful traditions have over the centuries yielded many distinguished surnames, which have been carried from the Old World to the New, and to almost every corner of the globe. Sanish names often conserve ancient spellings with few changes, which distinguishes them from names originating in England, France and Germany. The variations 'Amor', 'Amores', 'Amorim', 'Amo' do, however, share the same origin.
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