The heraldry and the history of the family name Donado have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.
Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Donado.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Donado:
1) The origin of the family name Donado.
2) The meaning of the family name Donado.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Donado.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Donado.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Donado 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 Donado proved their chivalry in this institution.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Donado:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Donado:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Donado. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Donado and the history and origin for the family name Donado in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Donado, 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 Donado corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Donado of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Donado 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 Donado, 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 Donado, and origin for the family name Donado, nobiliary titles of the family name Donado and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Donado appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Donado 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 Donado alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Donado, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Donado, 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 Donado.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Donado appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Donado. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Donado.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* The family name Donado 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/
Heraldry for family name Donado as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Donado
Related Words: Donado family crest | Origin of the name Donado | Genealogy of the family Donado | Heraldry of the name Donado | Coat of arms of Donado | Genealogy of the Donado | Origin of the Donado | Meaning of the name Donado.
Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Donado:
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests
