FAMILY PUERTAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Puertas

Coat of arms and family crest of Puertas.

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

History and meaning for Puertas.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Puertas.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Puertas.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Puertas:

1) The origin of the family name Puertas.

2) The meaning of the family name Puertas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Puertas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Puertas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Puertas has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Puertas proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Asturias (Spain).

* Aragon (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Puertas, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Puertas and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Puertas. Our infanzons, as surely the Puertas, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Puertas.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Puertas 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 Puertas. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Puertas.

The history and heraldry of the family name Puertas appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Puertas It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Puertas, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Puertas appears here very well documented.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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