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Language of the text: Portugûes
Nobility: Senhores - Cavaleiros
Nobles in:Portugal - Espanha (Galiza)
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Spanish family that took the name of M., in the bishopric of Tui, in Galicia. The oldest known is Rodrigo Afonso de M., lord of the manor of M., married to D. Ouroana Correira, daughter of Paio Soares Gravel, of whom he had several children, all with the surname of M .. One of the Portuguese families uses the following weapons: in red, with a flowered and empty cross, in gold. Several bibliographic sources confirm the marks left by it in history. It seems that in Portugal there are some strains of the same surname with different origins and different nationalities. From data obtained from the archives of families that left for the new world, we know that many were very lucky and, therefore, it is likely that this family is one of the first that started the spread of this nickname also in Brazil. ...
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When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonMeira
1. Coat of arms of family: Meira
Language of the text: Portugûes
De vermelho, com uma cruz florenciada e vazia, de ouro. Timbre: um alão sentado, de negro, lampassado de vermelho.
Brasão da famìlia Meira do Portugal, fonte bibliográfica "Armorial Lusitano - Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal".
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