leyva.mx - History of the surname Leyva

Description: The surname Leyva means to "put forth the law" and refers to the Christian law reforms.

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"put forth the law"

It was back in the north central Spanish town of Castile that the surname Leyva first emerged. Today, both Spain and Portugal are recognized as forming the Iberian Peninsula after the Iberians had crossed here from Africa, probably around 3000BC. The Iberians travelled to the northern regions in the peninsula via its vast network of rivers. Then in the 14th century, Celtic tribes from the north descended into the regions of the North West, where today we find Galicia and Portugal.

It was during the 16th century that the Phoenicians made contact with the Celts and began to build small coastal towns and villages where trading would regularly take place. Many of these small established trading posts still exist today in the form a quaint harbor side villages and fishing ports. The Phoenicians built lighthouses and expanded their knowledge by building towns which grew into cities.

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