Article Nº 3719 Family, surname or lineage Vol. III · p. 675
Varela
Explains the origin of the Varela family name in Madeira from Lopo Dias de Lira Varela, son of a Neapolitan knight.
This family surname derives from Lopo Dias de Lira Varela, son of Afonso de Aragão, a Neapolitan knight. This Lopo Dias served in Africa, became a moço fidalgo (junior nobleman of the Royal Household) of the royal household in 1515, and was a professed knight of the Order of Christ (Ordem de Cristo).
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