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FAMILY DORO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Doro.

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

History and meaning for Doro.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Doro:

1) The origin of the family name Doro.

2) The meaning of the family name Doro.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Doro.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Doro.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Doro proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Italy.

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

* 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

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Doro 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 Doro, 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 Doro, and origin for the family name Doro, nobiliary titles of the family name Doro and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Doro appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Doro 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 Doro alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Doro, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Doro, 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 Doro.

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

The family name Doro appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Doro. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Doro, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Doro, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

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

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

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

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* 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.

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* 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.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Doro:

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