On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Monterroyo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Monterroyo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Monterroyo:
1) The origin of the family name Monterroyo.
2) The meaning of the family name Monterroyo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Monterroyo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Monterroyo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Monterroyo:
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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 Monterroyo:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Monterroyo. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Monterroyo and the history and origin for the family name Monterroyo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Monterroyo 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 Monterroyo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Monterroyo.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
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:
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.
* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* The family name Monterroyo 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 Monterroyo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Monterroyo
Related Words: Monterroyo family crest | Origin of the name Monterroyo | Genealogy of the family Monterroyo | Heraldry of the name Monterroyo | Coat of arms of Monterroyo | Genealogy of the Monterroyo | Origin of the Monterroyo | Meaning of the name Monterroyo.
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
