Article Nº 2321 Family, surname or lineage Vol. II · p. 668
Medina
The Medina family name in Madeira, possibly of Spanish origin from the Philippine period; the Cape Verde Medinas descend from Madeirans.
According to Dr Álvaro R. de Azevedo, this family surname is of Spanish origin, and it may have appeared on the island during the Philippine period of Spanish rule. The Medina family of Cape Verde is of Madeiran origin.
In 1930 Dr João Cabral do Nascimento published the interesting pamphlet Genealogia da Familia Medina da Ilha da Madeira.
People mentioned
- Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo 1825–1898
- D. Frei João do Nascimento 1897–1753
Places mentioned