Perdomo (surname)


Perdomo, is a Canary Islander noble family name originally from Normandy, France. The surname Perdomo is a Spanish version of the French surname Prudhomme, and is closely associated with the Bethencourt family of France. "Prudhomme" was a French term meaning a good or wise man used in the Middle Ages to designate local magistrates.

Origins

On May 1, 1402, Jean de Arriete left the port of La Rochelle, France with French explorer Jean de Béthencourt for the conquest of the Canary Islands. After subduing the native population, Arriete was given the title Governor Magistrate of Lanzarote by the new King of the Canary Islands, Jean IV Béthencourt. It was at this time that he hispanicized his name to Juan Arriete Perdomo.
Perdomo would eventually marry Princess Margarita Leonor de Béthencourt, daughter of King Maciot de Béthencourt and Princess Maria de Teguise.
Juan Perdomo, son of Jean Arriete Perdomo and Margarita Leonor de Béthencourt would assist in the conquest of Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Through him the family name would eventually spread to the new world.

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