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FAMILY PORROA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Porroa.

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

History and meaning for Porroa.

Porroa 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 Porroa 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 Porroa:

1) The origin of the family name Porroa.

2) The meaning of the family name Porroa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Porroa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Porroa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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The family name Porroa 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 Porroa 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 Porroa 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 Porroa are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Porroa 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 Porroa have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Porroa to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Porroa It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Porroa can have graphic variants.

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

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