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Language of the text: Portugûes
Nobility: Senhores - Família Nobre
Nobles in:Portugal (Portugal)
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The origin of the Black family is unknown, but what is beyond doubt is that the nickname comes from a nickname. Whether he had a beginning in Portugal in Spain or in Italy, it is also not known because in the reign of D. João I his Goncalo Pires P. lived in Portugal, and in Castela Diogo P., who defended the castle of Melgaço, that followed the Castilian party. It may even be that the Blacks of Portugal were not related to those of Castile, because the nickname of black was very common, applying to people with dark complexions, even if they were not black bleed. The Italian origin that some want is from the Negrones, from Genoa, which gave the name Negrão in Portugal. It is not logical to admit the translation of P. for that nickname, although the meaning is the same. Several branches of Pretos are known ...
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BlazonPreto
1. Coat of arms of family: Preto
Language of the text: Portugûes
Esquartelado: o primeiro e o quarto palado de ouro e de azul de seis peças; o segundo e o terceiro xadrezado dos mesmo esmaltes de seis peças em faixa e seis em pala.
Citado em "Armorial Lusitano - Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal".
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