From the Enciclopedia Heráldica

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Los Angeles, 9 Jan 2025.

My last post described the thin paper used for the transcription on the Campuzano family. The pages were copied from a huge volume published beginning in 1919 by two brothers, Alberto and Arturo García Carraffa. The 88 volume work is titled Enciclopedia Heráldica Hispano-Americana (English language Wikipedia entry here; Spanish language here), featuring over 15,000 surnames in alphabetical order, A through U. A posthumous publication expanded the surnames through Z to 17,000. The transcription helpfully included the citation, along with the volume (Tomo Veintidos) featuring the entry for Campuzano.

After a bit of digging online, I found a digital scan of the volume on FamilySearch (Campuzano begins on page 131 of the volume, image 82). Whoever wrote the note only transcribed the first two pages of the section on the Campuzanos.

García Carraffa. P. 131 on FamilySearch.

The Campuzano family took their name from the town of Campuzano, next to Torrelavega in the northern Spanish province of Cantabria. This family came from Cuchia, on the coast north of Torrelavega, and west of Santander. We do not yet know if we are descended from this Campuzano family line, but if we are, there's a rich history to learn more about. The entry above mentions Antonio de Campuzano de la Riva, the first Count of Mansilla. The title is still in the Campuzano family today.

A Y-DNA test on a direct male Campuzano descendant of Vicente Antonio Campuzano should be able to tell us whether our line descends from this prominent Campuzano family. Another option, but not as precise, would be to transfer an existing autosomal test to FamilyTreeDNA. Over the holiday break, they had a special $10 rate on the autosomal test transfer unlock for FamilyFinder. This means it cost $10 to transfer a test taken at Ancestry to FamilyTreeDNA and receive a Y-DNA haplogroup result (without the holiday discount, it seems to be $20, still totally reasonable). This will still provide a Y-DNA haplogroup and matches. I did this for my Dad's test with Ancestry, before taking my own combined Big Y, mtDNA and FamilyFinder test. Either way, we still need more Y-DNA testers on our Campuzano line.

I have a feeling that we are connected to this line, and I'm looking forward to reading further into the Spanish records.