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FAMILY MONTORO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Montoro.

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

History and meaning for Montoro.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montoro:

1) The origin of the family name Montoro.

2) The meaning of the family name Montoro.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montoro.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montoro.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Montoro has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Montoro proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Italy.

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* 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.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Montoro.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Montoro, 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 Montoro corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Montoro of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Montoro appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Montoro appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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) 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:

* 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.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* 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.

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

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