FAMILY MOURIÑO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name MouriƱo

Coat of arms and family crest of MouriƱo.

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

History and meaning for MouriƱo.

We know that the family name MouriƱo 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.

The family name MouriƱo is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ƒ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ƒ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name MouriƱo:

1) The origin of the family name MouriƱo.

2) The meaning of the family name MouriƱo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name MouriƱo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name MouriƱo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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The family name MouriƱo appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage MouriƱo has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name MouriƱo arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as MouriƱo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name MouriƱo are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname MouriƱo have made some test of nobility or knightage.

The family name MouriƱo appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name MouriƱo with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname MouriƱo they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of MouriƱo certified by King of Arms.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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