It used to be found information that Prates are descendants of van Praet. According to that, Jàcome van Praet moved from Belgium (Antwerp) to Portugal. Probably because he was from a cadet branch. The King and the Portuguese Court received him very well. It´s said that generations after the family changed the surname to a Portuguese version (Prates) and then António Prates became Senhor de Póv...
Winemakers of the Minho River area - Portugal and Spain (especially in Galicia). Project to find the maximum amount of Ancestors & collaterals called Velloso (Veloso) from Portugal & Spain and build a connection with the Velloso's that immigrated to Minas Gerais State in Brazil. The original writing of the last name (family name) is Velloso or Vellozo. Later changed to Veloso because of the ...