FAMILY COTASOS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cotasos

Coat of arms and family crest of Cotasos.

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

History and meaning for Cotasos.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cotasos:

1) The origin of the family name Cotasos.

2) The meaning of the family name Cotasos.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cotasos.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cotasos.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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The family name Cotasos appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Cotasos has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Cotasos arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Cotasos are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Cotasos are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Cotasos have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Cotasos to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Cotasos It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Cotasos can have graphic variants.

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

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

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:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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