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FAMILY FERNANDEZ DE SOTOMAYOR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fernandez de sotomayor.

Genealogy of family Fernandez de sotomayor, origin of Fernandez de sotomayor, provenance of the family name Fernandez de sotomayor.

History and meaning for Fernandez de sotomayor.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Fernandez de sotomayor.

The surname Fernandez de sotomayor is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

The surname Fernandez de sotomayor is a Spanish SURNAME, whose origin we explain in this paragraph:

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fernandez de sotomayor:

1) The origin of the family name Fernandez de sotomayor.

2) The meaning of the family name Fernandez de sotomayor.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fernandez de sotomayor.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fernandez de sotomayor.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Fernandez de sotomayor have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Fernandez de sotomayor:

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

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

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

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Fernandez de sotomayor appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Fernandez de sotomayor so the Fernandez de sotomayor or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

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

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:

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* 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.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* The family name Fernandez de sotomayor 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/

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