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Teixeira (other)
Teixeira is a Portuguese-language surname. Teixeira may also refer to: Places *Teixeira (Seia), Portugal *Teixeira, Paraíba, Brazil *Teixeira de Freitas, State of Bahia, Brazil *Teixeira Soares, Paraná, Brazil See also *A Teixeira, a municipality in Ourense, Galicia, Spain *Teixeira Duarte, a Portuguese business conglomerate *Teixeira planisphere, a 1573 map by Domingos Teixeira *''Teixeiranthus'', a genus of Brazilian plants *Teixeiras, a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil *Teixeirão stadium, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teixeira
Teixeira (, ) is a Galician-Portuguese surname based on the toponym ''Teixeira'', derived from ''teixo'' " yew tree" (Latin ''taxus''). The progenitors of the name were a "Noble Portuguese Marrano family, originally bearing the surname of Sampayo," and the Teixeira coat of arms was conferred "in accordance with a decree of King Philip IV of Spain" in 1643.''The Jewish Encyclopedia'' (1912), p. 75. A less frequent variant spelling is '' Texeira''. The variant ''Técher'' is common in the highlands of Reunion Island, notably in the Cilaos area. List of people called Teixeira Notable people with the surname include: Historical * Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer * Luís Teixeira (16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanist * Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer * Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer * Pedro Teixeira (died 1640), Portuguese explorer * António Teixeira (comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |