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FAMILY MOTAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Motas.

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

History and meaning for Motas.

We know that the family name Motas has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Motas:

1) The origin of the family name Motas.

2) The meaning of the family name Motas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Motas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Motas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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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 Motas:

Name Motas

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Motas.
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Coat of arms for Motas and the history and origin for the family name Motas in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Motas in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Motas 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 Motas and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Motas 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) 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) 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:

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* 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.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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