On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Cuartero.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Cuartero.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cuartero:
1) The origin of the family name Cuartero.
2) The meaning of the family name Cuartero.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cuartero.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cuartero.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Cuartero 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 Cuartero have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cuartero:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Cuartero:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cuartero. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Cuartero and the history and origin for the family name Cuartero in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Cuartero 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 Cuartero. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Cuartero.
That the last name Cuartero is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Cuartero are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Cuartero, to know the fights of nobility of the Cuartero, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Cuartero, honorary offices or public offices of the Cuartero.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Cuartero 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 Cuartero and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Cuartero have some different spelling.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.
* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.
* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.
* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* The family name Cuartero 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 Cuartero as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cuartero
Related Words: Cuartero family crest | Origin of the name Cuartero | Genealogy of the family Cuartero | Heraldry of the name Cuartero | Coat of arms of Cuartero | Genealogy of the Cuartero | Origin of the Cuartero | Meaning of the name Cuartero.
Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cuarterazo | Go to name Cuartero | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests