And here we make available to students of the family name Pastors 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 Pastors:
1) The origin of the family name Pastors.
2) The meaning of the family name Pastors.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Pastors.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Pastors.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Pastors has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Pastors:
* 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.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
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The history and heraldry of the family name Pastors 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 Pastors appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Pastors. 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 Pastors. The name Pastors 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 Pastors than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
The family name Pastors appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Pastors has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Pastors arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Pastors are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Pastors are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Pastors have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
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:
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* The family name Pastors 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 Pastors as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Pastors
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