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The Noble Family of Zavallos, granted a tenement of land by way of Royal Privilege (1509).

This family is listed as a noble family in “Descrittione di Malta” (1647).

Updated 08-06-2010.

“Diego de Zavallos fu’ dal Re’ Ferdinando gratificato con libera donatione d’un tenimento di terre in quest’ Isola in vigor di privilegio dato in Valladoid a’ di 11 di Luglio 1509, con clasula pero’, che diceva “Regns capitulis, & privilegiis, ac Insulae praedicta, Iuribus Curiae, & alterius semper salvis, &c” Hebber per moglie, Antonia figliuola di Giacomo Angarao Inguanez, la quale (morte il marito senza figliuoli) rimase di lui erede, come si legge in una viceregia provisione del 1527, che fu’ spedita per l’esecutione di detto privilegio, attese le difficulta’, che in Malta si erano incontrate. Dalle publiche scritture della Citta’ si cava, che quivi egli stato fusse deputato sopraintendente alle fortificationi, e cose militari, come di lui si fa’ mentione all’ anno 1494, legendosi ancora la sua sottoscrittione in una lista di rasegna della Cavalleria di tutta l’Isola, fatta in quel tempo in presenza di D. Ferrante d’Acugna Vicere’ di Sicilia, che si ritovava in Malta.  ” (From Abela’s “Della Descrittione di Malta del Commendatore Abela” (1647))

 

 

 

THE GENEALOGY OF THE ZAVALLOS FAMILY:

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1.       Diego de Zavallos, who was granted a tenement of land by way of a Royal Privilege dated 11 July 1509, married Antonia daughter of Giacomo Angarao Inguanez.

Diego d.s.p. pre-1527 and his widow Antonia was his heir. In 1494, he was listed as vice-superintendent of the fortifications and military matters of the Island of Malta.

 

N.B.             (1) The tenement of land granted to Diego Zavallos has been identified as “Mieha e Zancel”

            (2) Diego was previously married to Zuna Xabica.

 

 

 

SOURCES:-

 

  1. MELITENSIA BOOK CLUB, Issue 1, Abela Commendatore Fra Gian. Francesco, Della Descrittione di Malta isola nel mare siciliano con le sue antichita’, ed altre notizie. Libr Quattro Facsimile edition. Malta, 1984.
  2. Adami collection
  3. www.maltagenealogy.com

 

 

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