On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Ortals.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Ortals.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ortals:
1) The origin of the family name Ortals.
2) The meaning of the family name Ortals.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Ortals.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Ortals.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Ortals:
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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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 Ortals:
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Coat of arms for Ortals and the history and origin for the family name Ortals in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Ortals 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 Ortals. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Ortals.
The history and heraldry of the family name Ortals 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 Ortals 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* 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.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* The family name Ortals 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 Ortals as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Ortals
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