FAMILY SOUSA-MANUEL E MENEZES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sousa-manuel e menezes

Coat of arms and family crest of Sousa-manuel e menezes.

Genealogy of family Sousa-manuel e menezes, origin of Sousa-manuel e menezes, provenance of the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes.

History and meaning for Sousa-manuel e menezes.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Sousa-manuel e menezes.

The family name Sousa-manuel e menezes is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Sousa, which appears first, and manuel e menezes.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes:

1) The origin of the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes.

2) The meaning of the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Sousa-manuel e menezes:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Sousa-manuel e menezes, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Sousa-manuel e menezes, and origin for the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes, nobiliary titles of the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Sousa-manuel e menezes appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Sousa-manuel e menezes appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Sousa-manuel e menezes alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Sousa-manuel e menezes, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Sousa-manuel e menezes, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Sousa-manuel e menezes.

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* 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.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* The family name Sousa-manuel e menezes 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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