FAMILY MONTEZUMA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Montezuma

Coat of arms and family crest of Montezuma.

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

History and meaning for Montezuma.

We know that the family name Montezuma 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 Montezuma:

1) The origin of the family name Montezuma.

2) The meaning of the family name Montezuma.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montezuma.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montezuma.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Galicia (Spain).

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Montezuma 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 Montezuma, 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 Montezuma, and origin for the family name Montezuma, nobiliary titles of the family name Montezuma and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Montezuma appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Montezuma 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 Montezuma alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Montezuma, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Montezuma, 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 Montezuma.

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Montezuma 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 Montezuma so the Montezuma 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* The family name Montezuma 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 Montezuma as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Montezuma

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