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FAMILY NEGREIROS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Negreiros.

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

History and meaning for Negreiros.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Negreiros have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Negreiros.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Negreiros:

1) The origin of the family name Negreiros.

2) The meaning of the family name Negreiros.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Negreiros.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Negreiros.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Negreiros 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 Negreiros have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

* Portugal.

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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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 Negreiros:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Negreiros.
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The history and heraldry of the family name Negreiros appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Negreiros are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Negreiros.

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* 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.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

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

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