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FAMILY TORTES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Tortes.

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

History and meaning for Tortes.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Tortes.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Tortes.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tortes:

1) The origin of the family name Tortes.

2) The meaning of the family name Tortes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tortes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tortes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Tortes have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Tortes:

Name Tortes

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

burnt parchment for Tortes name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Tortes

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

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The family Tortes appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Tortes and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Tortes is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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:

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* 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.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Tortes:

Tortes

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Tortequesne | Go to name Torthorwald | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests