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FAMILY COLORADO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Colorado.

Genealogy of family Colorado, origin of Colorado, provenance of the family name Colorado.

History and meaning for Colorado.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Colorado.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Colorado.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Colorado:

1) The origin of the family name Colorado.

2) The meaning of the family name Colorado.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Colorado.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Colorado.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Colorado has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Colorado have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Colorado:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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Coat of arms for Colorado and the history and origin for the family name Colorado in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Colorado has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Colorado and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Colorado have some different spelling.

The family name Colorado appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Colorado has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Colorado arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Colorado are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Colorado are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Colorado have made some test of nobility or knightage.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* The family name Colorado appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Colorado as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Colorado

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