FAMILY RATERO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ratero

Coat of arms and family crest of Ratero.

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

History and meaning for Ratero.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ratero:

1) The origin of the family name Ratero.

2) The meaning of the family name Ratero.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ratero.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ratero.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Ratero has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Ratero and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Ratero have some different spelling.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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:

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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