And here we make available to students of the family name Sotomaior 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 Sotomaior:
1) The origin of the family name Sotomaior.
2) The meaning of the family name Sotomaior.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Sotomaior.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Sotomaior.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Sotomaior have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Portugal.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Sotomaior:
* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.
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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 Sotomaior:
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Coat of arms for Sotomaior and the history and origin for the family name Sotomaior in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history and heraldry of the family name Sotomaior appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Sotomaior are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Sotomaior.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* The family name Sotomaior 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 Sotomaior as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Sotomaior
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