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FAMILY PORTUA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Portua.

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

History and meaning for Portua.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Portua 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 Portua.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Portua:

1) The origin of the family name Portua.

2) The meaning of the family name Portua.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Portua.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Portua.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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.

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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 Portua:

Name Portua

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Portua. Very cheap.

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Portua.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Portua and the history and origin for the family name Portua in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Portua

Coat of arms for the name Portua in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family name Portua is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Portua that have branches in America and / or Europe.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Portua. 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 Portua. The name Portua 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 Portua 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

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