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Spanish surname. It comes from the mountains of León. He proved nobility in the Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and San Juan de Jerusalem, and numerous times in the Royal Chancery of Valladolid. There are different Villarroel houses in Spain. From very remote centuries it was known and highly regarded. Historians rightly note that not all lineages of this surname have a common origin. We find it in Castilla. The oldest weapons are those indicated in: Heraldry of the Canarian surnames - Second volume Lino Chaparro D'Acosta Technical studies of the blazon. Those from Castilla bring: In the field of gules, six silver bezantes, placed on two sticks. Others bring: Quarter of nine points in azure and gold, border of sinople with eight blades of San Andrés. Others: In silver, thirteen azure roles placed in four bands, one by four and one pointed. The study of the family heraldic shield "speaks" to us of those who formed the origin of the V. family, since that was their function, that of manifesting their differential elements to others, since the inclusion of the stick element is the characteristic of the nobles of military origin, (Sticks) wants to look like the sticks of the "castrum" (camp). The enamels of the V. weapon proclaim the following values: the Gules is the symbol of strength, power, and fervent love for God and neighbor, such is the meaning of this enamel, to which we should add the desire of dominance, courage, audacity, strength and magnanimity, a high percentage of this type of family shield was given by acts of war.