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Last name
Portofranco

Nobility: Cavalieri
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Language of the text: Español

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Portofranco

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Antigua familia de Liguria, de clara y ancestral virtud, que se ha extendido a lo largo de los siglos en varias regiones de Italia. El distinguido Giuseppe Sacchi escribe: "Se dice que Porto Franco di Mare es el lugar donde puedes introducir, vender y recoger los bienes de todas las naciones sin pagar impuestos, ni de entrada, de depósito ni de salida". El origen de esta cognominación, en nombre de ilustres genealogistas, debe buscarse en un apodo, basado, a su vez, precisamente en la definición anterior, en referencia, probablemente, a la profesión llevada a cabo por un padre hoy desconocido. En cualquier caso, esta casa probablemente fue decorada con el título de caballero, después de la participación, caracterizada por el coraje y el honor, bajo las banderas del almirante de la flota genovesa Gianandrea Doria, de un Antonio Portofranco, en el famoso Batalla de Lepanto, de 1571. Pero, por otro

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Portofranco

Di verde al castello d'azzurro di 3 torricelle, aperto e finestrato d'oro, sormontato da una cometa di rosso ondeggiante in fascia.
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