FAMILY RAMIRES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ramires

Coat of arms and family crest of Ramires.

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

History and meaning for Ramires.

Ramires is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Ramires 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 Ramires:

1) The origin of the family name Ramires.

2) The meaning of the family name Ramires.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ramires.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ramires.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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

The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Ramires, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Ramires corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Ramires of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The family name Ramires appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Ramires with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Ramires they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Ramires certified by King of Arms.

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* 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.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* 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.

* The family name Ramires 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/

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