FAMILY MONTELO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Montelo

Coat of arms and family crest of Montelo.

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

History and meaning for Montelo.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Montelo 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 Montelo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montelo:

1) The origin of the family name Montelo.

2) The meaning of the family name Montelo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montelo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montelo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Montelo 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 Montelo:

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Montelo 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 Montelo 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 Montelo 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

* 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.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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