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FAMILY CORTILS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cortils.

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

History and meaning for Cortils.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Cortils have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Cortils.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cortils:

1) The origin of the family name Cortils.

2) The meaning of the family name Cortils.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cortils.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cortils.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Cortils 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 Cortils have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Cortils:

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

coat of arms sticker for Cortils

Coat of arms for the name Cortils in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cortils appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Cortils. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Cortils appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Cortils. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Cortils.

The family name Cortils 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 Cortils 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 Cortils 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 Cortils are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Cortils 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 Cortils 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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