Article Nº 1327 Family, surname or lineage Vol. I · p. 793
Espranger
Noble Madeiran surname descending from Adrião Basali Espranger, holder of sesmaria lands at Arco da Calheta.
This family surname, of noble origin, descends from Adrião Basali Espranger, who held sesmaria (royal land grant to settlers on condition of cultivation) lands at Arco da Calheta (‘arc of Calheta’) and left descendants there. He proved his noble lineage and bore a coat of arms.
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