The heraldry and the history of the family name Montijo 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 Montijo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montijo:
1) The origin of the family name Montijo.
2) The meaning of the family name Montijo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Montijo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Montijo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Montijo 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 Montijo:
* 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
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Montijo 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 Montijo, 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 Montijo, and origin for the family name Montijo, nobiliary titles of the family name Montijo and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Montijo appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Montijo 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 Montijo alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Montijo, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Montijo, 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 Montijo.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Montijo 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 Montijo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Montijo.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Montijo. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Montijo. The name Montijo also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Montijo than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* The family name Montijo 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 Montijo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Montijo
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