About the Italian Almansi/Almanzi family. It is often claimed to be related to the Roman Delli Mansi family, which is doubtful since the first member of the family I am finding is described as "hebrus hispaniensis". So likely the name comes from the Spanish city of Almanza. This individual lived in Scandiano in the second half of the 17th c. But how did he get there? It isn't very likely that they came directly from Spain. So I look at Genoa or Rome, or Ferrara, or Tuscany, but I am not finding the name mentioned anywhere. Maybe the Ottoman Empire?Has anyone here come across this name between, say, 1492 and 1650?