On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Sobremonte.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Sobremonte.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sobremonte:
1) The origin of the family name Sobremonte.
2) The meaning of the family name Sobremonte.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Sobremonte.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Sobremonte.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Sobremonte 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 Sobremonte proved their chivalry in this institution.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Sobremonte:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
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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 Sobremonte:
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Coat of arms for Sobremonte and the history and origin for the family name Sobremonte in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The family name Sobremonte 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 Sobremonte that have branches in America and / or Europe.
The family name Sobremonte 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 Sobremonte 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 Sobremonte 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 Sobremonte are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Sobremonte 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 Sobremonte 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
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:
* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.
* 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.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* The family name Sobremonte 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 Sobremonte as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Sobremonte
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