On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Camargo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Camargo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Camargo:
1) The origin of the family name Camargo.
2) The meaning of the family name Camargo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Camargo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Camargo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Camargo has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Camargo proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Camargo have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Estremadura (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Camargo:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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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 Camargo:
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Camargo, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Camargo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Camargo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Camargo are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Camargo, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Camargo, and origin for the family name Camargo, nobiliary titles of the family name Camargo and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Camargo appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Camargo appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Camargo alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Camargo, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Camargo, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Camargo.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Camargo 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 Camargo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Camargo.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* The family name Camargo 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 Camargo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Camargo
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