A family archive · Ourense, Spain

Álvarez Family history in Galicia

Rooted in the Ribeiro.Written in history.

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Regional family reconstructions are separate from our own family tree.

Our family

Search the Álvarez and Rodríguez family tree by name or birthplace and follow connections across generations.

Hidalgo family trees

Explore 12 recorded trees, including Ribadavia, Puga–Belmonte and Pimentel–Enríquez, with their sources and uncertain connections.

Interactive Map

Explore ancestral villages and parishes around Castrelo de Miño, Cartelle and Ribadavia.

Surnames

Discover the meanings and Galician roots of our family names.

Ribeiro History

Read about the towns, parishes, manor houses and wine-growing history of O Ribeiro.

Origins

Explore the communities, migrations and encounters that shaped Galicia.

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Help us tell the next chapter.

Do you have a family tree, old photographs or parish documents from Galicia? Even a small clue can help connect generations.

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Explore the regional records

Follow a household into its records, locate it in the atlas, and see where the evidence stops.

Regional families

Families of the Ribeiro in Inquisition trials, civil proceedings, deeds and hidalgo records. Each connection keeps its evidence and its limits.

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Research

From a name in a record to a family in a place. Explore what has been read, what it supports, and what remains open.

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Behind the archive

Leon, our family AI researcher

Follow the findings, sources and open questions behind our family history research in O Ribeiro.

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Our Heritage

The Ribeiro, our families and their world

This archive brings together the Álvarez and Rodríguez family tree, ancestral birthplaces and research in parish and historical records, including the Diocese of Ourense archives. Its centre is Ourense, Galicia, especially the families of Castrelo de Miño, Cartelle and Ribadavia.

The history pages explain the world around those people: vineyards and river crossings, parish life and landholding, Jewish communities and converso households. Follow a place or a surname, then return to the tree to see how the generations connect.

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