The Serra Vazquez from Spain (19th century) *English version of the July Post By/Owner: serra.lineage@gmail.com It should be noted that the SERRA family deriving from Joaquin Serra (referred to below), whose origin is estimated in Catalunya, does not come from the line of Jose Maria Serra de Castro in the Dominican Republic who had no descendants and his surname is the product of an error in the records (being his real surname SIERRA of Italy. His father is listed as SIERRA). The SERRA surname in Catalunya is very common (not all SERRAs are family). For better context, it could be compared with the surname PEREZ in America (for example, in the records of Catalunya you may notice many SERRA Serra, married to a Serra from a different family). Another similar surname is SERRANO, in Puerto Rico, with its origins in the kingdom of Leon (currently the region of Salamanca, Zamora, Valladolid, Palencia and León in Spain). We have a connection to Matches with the SERRANO last name but i...
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