FAMILY MONTESA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Montesa

Coat of arms and family crest of Montesa.

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

History and meaning for Montesa.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montesa:

1) The origin of the family name Montesa.

2) The meaning of the family name Montesa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montesa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montesa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Montesa appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Montesa. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Montesa.

That the last name Montesa is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Montesa are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Montesa, to know the fights of nobility of the Montesa, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Montesa, honorary offices or public offices of the Montesa.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Montesa has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Montesa and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Montesa have some different spelling.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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