FAMILY CARNEIRO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Carneiro

Coat of arms and family crest of Carneiro.

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

History and meaning for Carneiro.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Carneiro:

1) The origin of the family name Carneiro.

2) The meaning of the family name Carneiro.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Carneiro.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Carneiro.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Carneiro proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Galicia (Spain).

* Portugal.

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Carneiro appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Carneiro so the Carneiro or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

The family name Carneiro 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 Carneiro 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 Carneiro 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 Carneiro are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Carneiro 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 Carneiro have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) 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:

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* 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.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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