The Valladares family are of Spaniards and Portuguess ancestry, and are very popular in Central America specifically in Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and in Brazil as well (although the surname as valadares in Portuguese). Here are some of their origins from Europe; The Valladares family originated in the ancient kingdom of spain in the northwestern province of Galicia, and the north most municipality of Portugal, and so we can find members of the Valladares family on both sides of the Minho river that divides Spain & Portugal. The family was able to establish themselves in other regions of Spain and become influential members of their communities. They were granted nobility by the Order of Santiago in 1624, and by the Order of Alcantara in 1659. Early Notables Among prominent bearers of the family name in this era was Antonio Gaspar Valladares, Maria Tomasa Valladares and Ana Jacoba Valladares Sarmiento, who were listed in the records of the noble Order of Carlos III. José Sarmiento de Valladares y Arines-Troncoso Romay, 1st Duke of Atrisco, Grandee of Spain, jure uxoris Count of Moctezuma (1643-1708) was viceroy of New Spain( meaning Mexico, Central America and the southern part of the USA) from December 18, 1696 to November 3, 1701. Diego Sarmiento de Valladares (1615-1695) was a Spanish bishop who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1669 to 1695.(https://www.houseofnames.com/Valladares+-family-crest)