Where did the surname Villeda came from?

The surname Villeda came from Spain. It is Sephardic, meaning it is a surname used by descendants of Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal before 1492. In that year, the king and queen of Spain required that the Jews convert to Christianity or to leave Spain. Many left and scattered throughout the Mediterranean area, to the Netherlands and other parts of northern Europe, and to the American colonies of Spain and eventually to North America as well.