We know that the family name Monterrey has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.
We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Monterrey:
1) The origin of the family name Monterrey.
2) The meaning of the family name Monterrey.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Monterrey.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Monterrey.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Persons with the name Monterrey proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Monterrey have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Galicia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Monterrey:
* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.
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The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Monterrey 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 Monterrey so the Monterrey or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* 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.
* The family name Monterrey 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 Monterrey as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Monterrey
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