FAMILY MARTINEZ-FORTUN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Martinez-fortun

Coat of arms and family crest of Martinez-fortun.

Genealogy of family Martinez-fortun, origin of Martinez-fortun, provenance of the family name Martinez-fortun.

History and meaning for Martinez-fortun.

We know that the family name Martinez-fortun 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 Martinez-fortun is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Martinez, which appears first, and fortun.

The surname Martinez-fortun is a Spanish SURNAME, composed of the surname MARTINEZ, from which we derive the link to the surname Martinez (in Spanish language).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Martinez-fortun:

1) The origin of the family name Martinez-fortun.

2) The meaning of the family name Martinez-fortun.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Martinez-fortun.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Martinez-fortun.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

It is known that the Martinez-fortun have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Martinez-fortun:

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Martinez-fortun, 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 Martinez-fortun corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Martinez-fortun of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Martinez-fortun are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Martinez-fortun, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Martinez-fortun, and origin for the family name Martinez-fortun, nobiliary titles of the family name Martinez-fortun and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Martinez-fortun appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Martinez-fortun appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Martinez-fortun alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Martinez-fortun, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Martinez-fortun, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Martinez-fortun.

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

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

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

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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

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