Villafranca, Spain Passenger Lists 1907-1952

Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Villafranca, Spain. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.

Villafranca is a town and municipality located in the province and the autonomous community (Comunidad Foral) of Navarre, northern Spain.

1907-05-04 Cruise SS Meteor Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cruise Passengers (Class not Stated)
Date of Departure: 4 May 1907
Route: Genoa to Hamburg via Villafranca, Ajaccio, Algiers, Gibraltar, Tangier, Lisbon, and Dover
Commander: Captain Schwamberger

1909-04-10 Passenger List for SS Grosser Kurfurst

1909-04-10 SS Grosser Kurfurst Passenger List

Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 10 April 1909
Route: Genoa to New York via Villafranca
Commander: Captain Langreuter

1914-04-16 TSS Canada Passenger List

Steamship Line: Fabre Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 16 April 1914
Route: Special Winter Voyage from New York to the Mediterranean calling at Algiers, Naples, Villefranche and Marseilles
Commander: Captain Victor Bouleuc

1935-08-21 SS Rex Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: Special
Date of Departure: 21 August 1935
Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Villefranche (Nice) and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Grand' Uff. Francesco Tarabotto

1935-09-13 SS Rex Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: Special
Date of Departure: 13 September 1935
Route: Naples for New York via Genoa, Villefranche (Nice) and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Francesco Tarabotto

1937-03-06 Passenger List for SS Conte Di Savoia

1937-03-06 SS Conte Di Savoia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italian Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 6 March 1937
Route: New York to Gibraltar, Naples, Villefranche, and Genoa
Commander: Captain Antonio Lena

1937-06-12 SS Roma Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 12 June 1937
Route: Genoa and Villefranche to New York via Naples and Gibraltar
Commander: Alberto Ottino
Note: Includes Color Map with preprinted Transatlantic Route

Front Cover of a Second Class Passenger List from the SS Giulio Cesare of the Italia Line, Departing 22 May 1952 from Buenos Aires to Genoa via Barcelona and Villfranca

1952-05-22 SS Giulio Cesare Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 22 May 1952
Route: Buenos Aires to Genoa via Barcelona and Villafranca
Commander: Captain Filippo Rando.

⚠️ About Accuracy in Historical Records Research Tip

Context. The GG Archives presents passenger lists as faithfully as possible to the original documents. While OCR is generally accurate, portions of these collections—especially image captions and some transcriptions—are typed by hand and may include typographical or spelling variations. The original manifests themselves also contained clerical inconsistencies (names recorded phonetically, mid-voyage corrections, etc.).

What this means for your research:

Search variant spellings of names (e.g., “Schmidt/Schmitt/Smith,” “Giuseppe/Joseph”).
Cross-reference with immigration cards, passport applications, naturalization files, city directories, and newspapers.
Treat manifests as primary sources with historical quirks—use them alongside corroborating records.
For place names, consider historical borders and language variants (e.g., Danzig/Gdańsk, Trieste/Trst).

How to cite. When quoting a name from a manifest, consider adding [sic] for obvious misspellings and include a note such as “spelling as printed in original passenger list.”

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