FAMILY MONTEJO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Montejo

Coat of arms and family crest of Montejo.

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

History and meaning for Montejo.

Montejo is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Montejo an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montejo:

1) The origin of the family name Montejo.

2) The meaning of the family name Montejo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montejo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montejo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Montejo 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 Montejo proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

* The province of Soria (Spain).

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

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

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Heraldry of Soria.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Montejo 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 Montejo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Montejo.

The family name Montejo is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Montejo that have branches in America and / or Europe.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Montejo has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Montejo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Montejo have some different spelling.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* 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.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* The family name Montejo 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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