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ArchivesWhat is the origin, meaning and history of Madrilejos?
Hello C: ,To start with, Madrilejos has other variations such:Madrelejos,Madridejos,and Madrigalejos, to name the few. And based on my researches, it says that Madrilejos was a village in Spain, but when I looked it up on Google earth, it didn't show a place name Madrilejos in Spain, but Madridejos, which is a town, and only one letter difference which is D-dejos instead of L-lejos. So maybe Madrilejos village was destroyed during a war or some revolutionary event that happened and left by its citizens in which probably was a clan of Madrilejos, since it was a village. And currently now its majority populations are in the Philippines, and some in the United States. And on one of my researches I found a family church record online, showing a Madrilejos family record in Spain, and according to the record it is dating back starting of the 15th century. And they probably moved to the Philippines since Philippines was part of Spain for 400 years. And I also found digital text books that shows Madrilejos village, one of the title is ''El Pleito Que Puso Al Diablo El Cura de Madrilejos'' and ''History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France'', So I was wondering if they just misspelled Madridejos to Madrilejos, but I'm not really sure cause a lot of text has the Madrilejos not MadriDEjos. And I really would like to know the additional origin information on where it really came from, and an additional history, and its meaning. I will very appreciate every bit of information. Thank You Vey Much. C:
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Hello, this post is from very long ago but I am happy to tell you the history of our name! In 1849, a Spanish decree was passed which forced the majority of Filipinos to change their names to something that sounded more Spanish. To do this, the government sent out a book of approved names called the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. The father of every family whose surname was no longer allowed chose a name out of this book, and that was that family's surname from then on.
If you look that book up on Wikipedia, you can find an online copy. Madrilejos can be found on page 114, as can Madrigalejo and Madridejo. So unfortunately we cannot know any history from the name alone, it is much more likely that our great great grandfathers picked the name Madrilejos at random or just because they liked it.
If you look that book up on Wikipedia, you can find an online copy. Madrilejos can be found on page 114, as can Madrigalejo and Madridejo. So unfortunately we cannot know any history from the name alone, it is much more likely that our great great grandfathers picked the name Madrilejos at random or just because they liked it.
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I actually am a madrilejos, and I came here to find the origin of our family, And I learned a little of it... hope you can find more information about our family
#BTW i'm from the philippines
#BTW i'm from the philippines
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I too, am curious about the Madrilejos since my grandmother on my father's side was a Madrilejos from Romblon, Philippines. And it's her family origins that I wish to track. If you have any info, kindly email me at mluarcareyes@gmail.com. My dad, Jose Madrilejos Luarca passed away at 90 in 2006.
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Madrilejos is clearly an alteration of Madridejos, a placename in Spain (and later in the Philippines). The etymology of the term is discussed at http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madridejos#Toponimia.
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Thank You C: ,Okay, so basically do they call Madridejos Madrilejos? As Madrilejos was often used on some stories, textbooks, and articles that actually takes place in Madridejos. An Additional information will help a lot for a further research. Thanks C:
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