On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name OnteriƱo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name OnteriƱo.
The family name OnteriƱo is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ć is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ć
SEVEN things you should know about the family name OnteriƱo:
1) The origin of the family name OnteriƱo.
2) The meaning of the family name OnteriƱo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name OnteriƱo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name OnteriƱo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name OnteriƱo 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 OnteriƱo:
* 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 OnteriƱo 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 OnteriƱo 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 OnteriƱo 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 OnteriƱo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name OnteriƱo 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 OnteriƱo have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) 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:
* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.
* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* 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.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* The family name OnteriƱo 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 OnteriƱo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name OnteriƱo
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