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The name Villavicencio is of Castilian origin. In the book "Nobiliario de los Reinos y Señorios de Espana", (2nd edition) page 302,  written in 1857 by Francisco Piferrer,  the earliest record of the use of the name “Villavicencio”  occurred with Miguel FernandezLord of Villavicencio who was a vassal of the Lord VIII Alonso, King of Leon and Castille. In 1198, he was given many privileges and was rewarded with vast lands by the king. The place  Villavicencio de los Caballeros was where Miguel's knights and their families settled. Miguel was the progenitor of the knights of this lineage.

The son of Miguel Fernandez, Lord of Villavicencio was Garcia Fernandez Rasura. He served the king at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212 as squadron leader where he fought against the Moors with great courage. Heavily wounded, he spotted the king and fell on his feet while bleeding. The king held on to his harness and his royal hands became bloody. Thus, he ordered the addition of five bleeding fingers on the coat of arms of those group of knights in memory of the valor of Garcia. The coat of arms of the Knights of the Lords of the Banda Villavicencio were blue stripes on gold and was instituted in Burgos by King Alonso(Alfonso) VIII in earlier years. He became known as Garcia Fernandez Rasura de Villavicencio

The son and successor of Garcia was Miguel Fernandez de Villavicencio. With King Ferdinand III, they conquered Andalucia from the Moors in 1255 and 1264 including Jerez de la Frontera where his knights were given land and houses in the city. Having lost his father's Villavicencio Manor in Castille because of political problems, Miguel Fernandez de Villavicencio settled his family in Jerez de la Frontera. His descendants had continuously governed the city during their era.  Miguel Fernandez de Villavicencio married Pérez and out or their union was born Gonzalo Nunez de Villavicencio.

Gonzalo Nunez de Villavicencio was the Regidor of Jerez de la Frontera and suprocurador to the Cortes in 1333. He married Maria Alonso de Astudillo (daughter of Rodrigo Astudillo y de Mayor from a noble family of Jerez and creators of Valhermoso de Pozuelo and later on known as Marquess of Valhermoso de Pozuela - created on Oct 10 1681 by Charles II to Lorenzo Fernandez de Villavicencio and Benitez de Melgarejo, Marqués de la Mesa de Asta - created on Aug 6, 1689 by the king).

Out of the union of Gonzalo and Maria were born:
1-Martin Alonso de Villavicencio y Astudillo, Knight of Alcantara and Commander of the Peraleda and Mayordomo Mayor del Gran Maestre.

2-Lorenzo Fernandez de Villavicencio y Astudillo, Regidor and Alcalde Mayor of Jerez,  Alcalde of the Reales Alcazares and Captain of the city in the Battle of Salado in 1342, in the siege of Algeciras and Gibraltar in 1350. He served King Don Pedro in the struggle against his brother, Don Enrique de Trastamara and the battle of Najera. He married Ines Gomez de Ocampo. He saw the death of their two grown children, Gomez Fernandez de Villavicencio  and Alonzo Fernandez de Villavicencio, both Knights of the Banda.

Another son, Nuño Fernández de Villavicencio y Gómez de Ocampo, Regidor and Alcalde Mayor of Jerez  also served King Don Pedro who was defeated and killed in Montiel. Because of the triumph of Don Enrique, he fled and took refuge in Granada where he lived until the intercession of the Moorish king of Granada. He married Isabel de las AStudias. He returned home  in April 13, 1379. Born out of their union were:

1-Martin Alonso de Villavicencio y de las AStudias
2-Gonzalo Nunez  de Villavicencio y de las AStudias, born in the city of Jerez and Captain General of the military.
3-Lorenzo Fernandez de Villavicencio y de las AStudias.

The sons of Gonzalo Nunez de Villavicencio who fought in the battle of Najera in 1368 were:
Gómez Fernández  de Villavicencio
Antonio Nunez de Villavicencio
Gonzalo Nunez de Villavicencio

Lorenzo Fernandez de Villavicencio y de las AStudias, Regidor and Alcalde Mayor of Jerez, a vassal of the King, Alcalde de los Reales Alcazares and the Tower of Homage from June 13, 1406. He served Don Juan 1, Don Enrique III and Don Juan II and was part of the conquest of Antequera in 1410. He married Juana Fernandez Zacarias, daughter of Hernan Gil Zacarias and Catalina Garcia de  Natera). Born out of their union were:   

1-Lorenzo Fernandez de Villavicencio y Zacarias
2-Isabel de Villavicencio who married Gomez Benitez de Medina.
3-Fernando de Villavicencio y Zacarias

Fernando de Villavicencio y Zacarias succeeded his father as Regidor and Alcalde Mayor in 1418.  He was a vassal of Don Enrique III , Don Juan II, Ventiquatro of Jerez, Alcalde of Reales Alcazares and the Tower of Homage and conqueror of Jimena in 1431. He died on June 1, 1447. He married Ines de Mirabal y Trujillo (daughter of Diego de Mirabal and Leonor Martinez de Trujillo). Born out of their union were:

1-Juan Fernandez de Villavicencio y Mirabal
2-Diego Mirabal de Villavicencio
3-Lorenzo Fernandez de Villavicencio y Mirabal who married Ana Bernal Davila ( daughter of Juan Bernal de Avila and Leonor Garcia de Siguenza)
4-Catalina Obertos de Villavicencio y Mirabal, who married Juan Mejia de Ocana.

Juan Fernandez de Villavicencio y Mirabal, Regidor during the term of his father. He had the door to the Tower of Santiago named “Libro de Cabildo” in 1465. Being literate in laws, he was one of four men who went to Cordoba as representative for Jerez in March 31, 1496 and one of 12 men who stood by the entrance during the solemnization of the Catholic Kings on Oct 4, 1477. He married Guiomar de los Rios in Cadiz (daughter of Fernan Ruiz de Caceres and Ines de los Rios). Born out of their union were:

1-Diego Fernandez de Villavicencio y de los Rios
2-Lorenzo Fernández de Villavicencio y de los Rios.

Lorenzo Fernández de Villavicencio y de los Rios married Catalina Ponce de Leon (daughter of Cristobal Davila and Isabel Ponce de Leon).

Diego Fernandez de Villavicencio y de los Rios succeeded his father as Regidor during the time of Don Enrique IV (King Henry IV), was Ventiquatro of Jerez de la Frontera,  Lord of Valhermoso and conqueror of Alhambra and Granada. He married Isabel de Melgarejo o Carrizosa (daughter of Iñigo López Carrizosa and de Catalina Melgarejo). Born out of their union were:

1- Juan Fernández de Villavicencio y Carrizosa
2-Iñigo López de Villavicencio y Carrizosa, who married Isabel Spinola
3-Salvador de Villavicencio y Carrizosa, Veintiquatro of Jerez.

Juan Fernández de Villavicencio y Carrizosa was a successor to the Veintiquatro of Jerez de la Frontera and Lord of Valhermoso. He served the Emperador Carlos V.  He married Mencia Espinola o Spinola y Valdespino (daughter of Luis Espinola and Catalina Núñez de Villavicencio).  Born out of their union was:

Agustín Fernández de Villavicencio y Espinola, Lord of Valhermoso and Pozuelo, successor to his father as Veintiquatro of Jerez de la Frontera.  He was married in Gibraltar to Mencia Zuazo or Suazo y Sanabria (daughter of Estefania de Mendoza and Andres de Zuazo Sanabria, Regidor of Gibraltar). Born out of their union were:

1-Juan Alonso Villavicencio y Zuazo.
2- Juan de Sanabria Villavicencio, Veintequatro de Jerez de la Frontera.
3-Diego Fernandez de Villavicencio y Zuazo
4-Andres Villavicencio y Zuazo, Knight of San Juan. He served in Malta and died in Palamos.
5-Agustín de Villavicencio y Zuazo, single.
6-Luis de Villavicencio y Zuazo, a native of Jerez de la Frontera, Minister of the Council and Judge of the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, who proved his nobility to join the Order of Alcantara in 1616. He became Lord of Tamames by his marriage to Barbara de Solis.
7-Lorenzo de Villavicencio y Zuazo, Regidor and Member of the Holy Office, unmarried.
8-Estefania Villavicencio y Zuazo.
9-Catalina de Villavicencio y Zuazo, a nun in the Holy Spirit, as his sister Estefania.
10-Maria de Villavicencio y Zuazo, who married Pedro Camacho de Villavicencio
11-Andrea de Villavicencio y Zuazo, who was married in Gibraltar to her cousin Andres de Villegas, Regidor and Mayor of Gibraltar.

Juan Alonso Villavicencio y Zuazo, of the Order of Santiago, Veintiquatro of Jerez de la Frontera, married Isabel Venegas, (Senora del Temple y Rodrigalvarez and daughter of Beatriz de Monsalve and Egas Venegas, of the Order of Santiago and Senor de Temple y de Rodrigalvarez and  Alcalde de los Alcazares de Cordoba).  Born out of their union were:

1-Agustin Mauricio Villavicencio y Zuazo
2-Nuño Núñez de Villavicencio, Lord of Arquillos, married Juana Villavicencio y Villacreces (daughter of Francisco de Villavicencio y Cuenca and de  Lucia Villacreces y la Cueva). Born out of their union was:

Nuño Nuñez de Villavicencio y Villavicencio who married Ana Nunez de Villavicencio (daughter of Pedro Nunez de Villavicencio Negron and Maria Trujillo Altamirano). Born out of their union was:

Nuno Nunez de Villavicencio y  Nunez de Villavicencio, of the Order of Calatrava, Lord of  Arquillos. He married Mencia Fernandez de Villavicencio (daughter of Lorenzo de Villavicencio and Mencia de Villavicencio, Senora de Valhermoso). Born out of their union was:

Ana de Villavicencio, Senora de los Arquillos, who married Nuño Fernández de Villavicencio (son of Lorenzo Fernández de Villavicencio, Lord of Valhermoso and Luisa Villavicencio Negron, his second wife). Born of this union was :

Lorenzo Fernandez de Villavicencio, Lord of Arquillos, Veintiquatro  de Jerez de la Frontera ,  first Marques de la Casa de Villavicencio from the December 29, 1712.

Agustin Mauricio de Villavicencio y Zuazo, Veintiquatro of Jerez de la Frontera, Senor del Temple and de Rodrigalvarez.  He proved his nobility to join the Order of Alcantara in 1626.  He married Gerónima Nunez de Villavicencio y Gaitan (daughter of Geronimo Nunez de Villavicencio and Petronila de Lara y Gaitan). Born out of their union were:

1-Juan Alfonso de Villavicencio y  Nunez de Villavicencio Venegas de Córdoba y Gaitan, a native of Jerez de la Frontera, who proved his nobility to join the Order of Calatrava in 1639.
2-Juan Ignacio de Villavicencio y  Nunez de Villavicencio, Veintiquatro of Jerez.
3-Agustin de Villavicencio y Nunez de Villavicencio, Judge of the Audiencia Real of Santa Fe and elected official of Mexico.
4- Luis de Villavicencio y Nunez de Villavicencio
5-Petronila de Villavicencio y Nunez de Villavicencio, married Juan Manuel de Villavicencio y Torres (son of Iñigo de Villavicencio and Blanca de Torres Gatica). Born out of their union was:

Pedro de Villavicencio y Villavicencio, who married Josefa de Villavicencio (daughter of Juan de Villavicencio Padilla and Maria Villavicencio). Born out of their union was:

Petronila de Villavicencio y Villavicencio, wife of Bartolome Villavicencio Zacarias, second Marques de la Mesa de Asta (son of Fernando Villavicencio Zacarias and Maria Villavicencio Estupiñán).

Luis de Villavicencio y Nunez de Villavicencio, Lord of Temple and Rodrigalvarez, who married Francisca Clara de Mona y Villavicencio (daughter of Francisco Lopez de Mona Villacreces and Gracia Antonia de Villavicencio Estupiñán). Born out of this union were:

1-Francisco de Villavicencio y Mona, Lord of Temple and Rodrigalvarez, who married Luisa Villavicencio (daughter of Nuño Fernández de Villavicencio and Ana Nunez de Villavicencio). Born out of this union was:

Melchora de Villavicencio y Villavicencio, Marquesa de Casa Villavicencio, and Senora del Temple and of Rodrigalvarez. She married Jose Espinola y Villavicencio.

2-Christopher Salvador de Villavicencio y Mona,  a native of Jerez de la Frontera married Josefa de Paula de Villavicencio y Zacarias on December 15, 1732 (born in Jerez de la Frontera  and daughter of Petronila de Villavicencio and Bartolomé de Villavicencio, second Marques de la Mesa de Asta). Born out of their union was:

Francisca Xaviera de Villavicencio y Villavicencio, third Marquesa of Casa Villavicencio, Senora de Temple and de Rodrigalvarez, was baptized in Jerez de la Frontera on March 29, 1735. On July 16, 1753 she married Lorenzo Tadeo Fernandez de Villavicencio who was baptized on August 24, 1734, Marques of Valhermoso de Pozuelo and de la Mesa de Asta. He was the first Duke of San Lorenzo de Valhermoso since 1795, perpetual Alcalde of Reales Alcazares and Torre del Homenaje de Jerez de la Frontera, Ventiquatro of the city and perpetual Regidor of the Cadiz.  He was the brother of Luis Juan Nepomuceno Villavicencio y Villavicencio, a native of Jerez de la Frontera, who joined the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1767 (These two were offsprings of Lorenzo Antonio Fernández de Villavicencio y Espinola, Marquess of Valhermoso, Brigadier of the Royal Army and Colonel of the Regiment Provincial Honorary Grande Jerez and Spain, and Maria Josefa de Villavicencio y Zacarias, Marquesa de la Mesa de Asta). From this marriage were born:

1-Cristobal de Villavicencio y Fernandez de Villavicencio, Teniente del Regimiento de Caballeria de Santiago
2-Lorenzo Justino Fernández de Villavicencio y Fernandez de Villavicencio, baptized in Jerez de la Frontera on May 2, 1754,  was the fourth Marquess of the Casa Villavicencio and fifth Marques de la Mesa de Asta, was the second Duke of San Lorenzo de Valhermoso,  Lord of the villages of Valhermoso, Regidor of Cadiz,  Caballero de Ventiquatro of Jerez, Perpetual Alcalde of  Reales Alcazares, patron of the convent of San Agustín and Colonel of the Regiment of Militia. He was married in Madrid on October 21, 1775 to Maria Eulalia de Cañas y Portocarrero, baptized in Madrid on December 1, 1756, a sister of Vicente Maria de Cañas, Marques del Castrillo and daughter of Manuel Joaquin de Canas y Acuna, Marquess of Valdecerrato and Agustina Portocarrero, Marquesa de Valdecerrato) Born out of thir union were:

Lorenzo Francisco Fernández de Villavicencio y de Cañas, baptized in Jerez de la Frontera on August 17, 1778, third Duke of San Lorenzo de Valhermoso, ninth Duke Park, twelfth  Marques of Vallecerreto, fifth Marquess of Casa Villavicencio, sixth Marques de la Mesa de Asta, seventh of Castrillo, seventh of Belmonte de Tajo, tenth of  Baron de Regiulfo, perpetual Alcalde of Reales Alcazares de Jerez, Lieutenant Mayor of the pawns of Castilla, Notario Mayor del Reino de Leon, Lord of Valhermoso Pozuelo, Temple, Rodrigalvarez, Vias and Casablanca, Lord of the villages of Vallecerrato, Belmonte de Tajo, Castrillo, Lijar, Cobdar, Lencin, Valdearellano, Anafreite, San Mamed del Río Nodar, Commanding General of Alabarderos, etc. He proved his nobility to join the Order of Carlos III in 1830. He died in Bayonne (France) on August 6, 1859, married his second wife Josefa Constanza del Corral y Garcia, who died in Madrid on June 18, 1853.

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