FAMILY CAMOES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Camoes

Coat of arms and family crest of Camoes.

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

History and meaning for Camoes.

We know that the family name Camoes has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Camoes:

1) The origin of the family name Camoes.

2) The meaning of the family name Camoes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Camoes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Camoes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Camoes appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Camoes 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 Camoes.

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

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

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.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

* 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.

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

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

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