FAMILY OTAL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Otal

Coat of arms and family crest of Otal.

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

History and meaning for Otal.

Otal is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Otal an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Otal:

1) The origin of the family name Otal.

2) The meaning of the family name Otal.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Otal.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Otal.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Otal proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Aragon (Spain).

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.

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For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Otal, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Otal and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Otal. Our infanzons, as surely the Otal, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Otal.

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Otal. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Otal. The name Otal also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Otal than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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:

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* The family name Otal 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/

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