On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Mendoça.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mendoça.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mendoça:
1) The origin of the family name Mendoça.
2) The meaning of the family name Mendoça.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Mendoça.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Mendoça.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Mendoça have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Portugal.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mendoça:
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Mendoça:
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Coat of arms for Mendoça and the history and origin for the family name Mendoça in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history and heraldry of the family name Mendoça appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Mendoça are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Mendoça.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Mendoça 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 Mendoça, 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 Mendoça, and origin for the family name Mendoça, nobiliary titles of the family name Mendoça and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Mendoça appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Mendoça 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 Mendoça alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Mendoça, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Mendoça, 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 Mendoça.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) 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:
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* 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.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* The family name Mendoça 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 Mendoça as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Mendoça
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Mendoça:
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
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