FAMILY ALCOFORADO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Alcoforado

Coat of arms and family crest of Alcoforado.

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

History and meaning for Alcoforado.

We know that the family name Alcoforado 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 Alcoforado:

1) The origin of the family name Alcoforado.

2) The meaning of the family name Alcoforado.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alcoforado.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alcoforado.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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

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

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

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* 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.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* The family name Alcoforado 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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