FAMILY CERRATO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cerrato

Coat of arms and family crest of Cerrato.

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

History and meaning for Cerrato.

Cerrato is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Cerrato an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cerrato:

1) The origin of the family name Cerrato.

2) The meaning of the family name Cerrato.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cerrato.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cerrato.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* The Italian Piedmont.

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

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* Blasonario Piamontese.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Cerrato 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 Cerrato. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Cerrato.

The family name Cerrato appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Cerrato is a surname that has a branch in the Canary Islands. The conquest of the archipelago had begun, formally, in 1402, with the incursions of Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifier de la Salle, in the name of Enrique III, in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro, island that annexed with some ease to Castile. Fernan Peraza did the same with La Gomera. Tenerife is the last island in conquerer, already for the Catholic Monarchs. So, the family names as Cerrato have history and heraldry in the Canary Islands. Throughout time, the Canary Islands has been linked to America as a forced passage of the ships to the new continent. The Canary Islands actively participated, as settlers, in the birth of nations and cities. It was island families who founded the cities of Montevideo and San Antonio (Texas) - in the list of defenders of the Alamo abound the Canarian surnames; So, many last names, as it is possible that it is the name Cerrato went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Cerrato in America.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Cerrato 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 Cerrato and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Cerrato 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* 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.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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