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The term Quintela designates, even today, a property, short for Fifth. The Farms were, in turn, large estates of noblemen Galician or Portuguese-European, later associated, too, to Spain. Quintanilha, Quintão, Backyard and Quintela are variations that resemble the size of properties.The first known Quintela was created in Galicia – before but today independent territory belonging to Spain. There was built a House Uncle solar, majestic in its dimensions, whose foundation stone, as well as the walls, still persist to this day, although without the beauty of the Golden times.The House of Lords, Nobles and housed Quintela aristocrats in their displacement inside the Galicia, which became debtors of good treatment and favours of your Lord. The Galicians of the House of Quintela were strenuous defenders of their properties, but over time they came down the Iberian Peninsula, towards the Southwest, settling in the region of Porto. There, already carried the name of their origin-Quintela. Gradually the name was embedded and part of the family Quintela galega established itself definitely in the area of the port, where it was installed the Kingdom of Portugal.In the genealogy FROG, available on the Internet, you will find the following definition of the term:Nickname of locative origin that may have been taken from various locations of this designation, among all that constitutes a civil parish in the municipality of Sernancelhe, district of Viseu, by be prior to the Foundation of Portugal and was originally a "City", goda and Arabic important (FROG GENEA, 2006).