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Language of the text: Portugûes
Nobility: Senhores - Família Nobre
Nobles in:Portugal - Espanha
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Old surname, born from the name given to someone to highlight their character traits, just as those of Galhardo, Cavalheiro, or others of the same nature were born. Its use has been known since remote ages not only in Portugal but also in Spain, in whose Chancelleries, in fact, the weapons indicated here were registered. Spanish genealogists point to the region of Catalonia as the most remote origins, from where they later passed to the other peninsular kingdoms from Galicia to Portugal. By investigations carried out in public and private archives of different Spanish cities it is possible to ensure the antiquity and nobility of the who used it many of whom presented evidence for entry into the Orders of Calatrava, Santiago, Alcântara and Montesa. Those investigators also point out the participation of knights of this surname in the takeovers of Lérida, Fraga and Tortosa, integrated in the troops that ...
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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.
BlazonModesto
1. Coat of arms of family: Modesto
Language of the text: Portugûes
Sobre ouro, uma árvore de sinople e um javali de sable passante ao pé do tronco.
Brasão da família Modesto, fonte bibliográfica "Repertorio de blasones de la comunidad hispánica - letras M-N-Ñ-O-P-Q-R Vicente De Cadenas y Vicent Instituto Salazar y Castro".
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