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Abarca coat of arms surname Abarca, Abasto coat of arms surname Abasto, Abelha coat of arms surname Abelha, Abelho coat of arms surname Abelho, Aboim coat of arms surname Aboim,
Abranches coat of arms surname Abranches, Abreu coat of arms surname Abreu, Aça coat of arms surname Aça, Adarga coat of arms surname Adarga, Adorno coat of arms surname Adorno,
Afonso coat of arms surname Afonso, Agra coat of arms surname Agra, Aguiã coat of arms surname Aguiã, Aguiar coat of arms surname Aguiar, Aguilar coat of arms surname Aguilar,
Aires coat of arms surname Aires, Alagoa coat of arms surname Alagoa, Alão coat of arms surname Alão, Alarcão coat of arms surname Alarcão, Albergaria coat of arms surname Albergaria,
Albernás coat of arms surname Albernás, Albornoz coat of arms surname Albornoz, Albuquerque coat of arms surname Albuquerque, Alcácova coat of arms surname Alcácova,
Alcoforado coat of arms surname Alcoforado, Aldana coat of arms surname Aldana, Alderete coat of arms surname Alderete, Alfaro coat of arms surname Alfaro, Alma coat of arms surname Alma,
Almada coat of arms surname Almada, Almansa coat of arms surname Almansa, Amaral coat of arms surname Amaral, Ambia coat of arms surname Ambia, Amorim coat of arms surname Amorim,
Anaia coat of arms surname Anaia, Andrade coat of arms surname Andrade, Angulo coat of arms surname Angulo, Antas coat of arms surname Antas, Antunes coat of arms surname Antunes,
Aragão coat of arms surname Aragão, Aranha coat of arms surname Aranha, Arantes coat of arms surname Arantes, Arca coat of arms surname Arca, Arco coat of arms surname Arco,
Arelhano coat of arms surname Arelhano, Arrais coat of arms surname Arrais, Arriaga coat of arms surname Arriaga, Arroio coat of arms surname Arroio, Ataide coat of arms surname Ataide,
Atunes coat of arms surname Atunes, Araujo coat of arms surname Araujo, Arruda coat of arms surname Arruda, Avalos coat of arms surname Avalos, Avelar coat of arms surname Avelar,
Avila coat of arms surname Avila, Avilez coat of arms surname Avilez, Azambuja coat of arms surname Azambuja, Azeredo coat of arms surname Azeredo, Azevedo coat of arms surname Azevedo,
Baião coat of arms surname Baião, Bairros coat of arms surname Bairros, Bandeira coat of arms surname Bandeira, Baracho coat of arms surname Baracho, Barata coat of arms surname Barata,
Barba coat of arms surname Barba, Barbedo coat of arms surname Barbedo, Barbosa coat of arms surname Barbosa, Barbuda coat of arms surname Barbuda, Barradas coat of arms surname Barradas,
Barreira coat of arms surname Barreira, Barreiros coat of arms surname Barreiros, Barreto coat of arms surname Barreto, Barriga coat of arms surname Barriga, Barroso coat of arms surname Barroso,
Bastos coat of arms surname Bastos, Batalha coat of arms surname Batalha, Batista coat of arms surname Batista, Beça coat of arms surname Beça, Belém coat of arms surname Belém,
Beleza coat of arms surname Beleza, Beltrão coat of arms surname Beltrão, Bem coat of arms surname Bem, Benavides coat of arms surname Benavides, Bento coat of arms surname Bento,
Bermudes coat of arms surname Bermudes, Bernardes coat of arms surname Bernardes, Berredo coat of arms surname Berredo, Bettencourt coat of arms surname Bettencourt,
Bezzera coat of arms surname Bezzera, Bicudo coat of arms surname Bicudo, Borges coat of arms surname Borges, Borgonha coat of arms surname Borgonha, Borja coat of arms surname Borja,
Borralho coat of arms surname Borralho, Botafogo coat of arms surname Botafogo, Botelho coat of arms surname Botelho, Brochado coat of arms surname Brochado, Braga coat of arms surname Braga,
Bragança coat of arms surname Bragança, Brandão coat of arms surname Brandão, Bravo coat of arms surname Bravo, Breves coat of arms surname Breves, Brito coat of arms surname Brito,
Brum coat of arms surname Brum, Bulhões coat of arms surname Bulhões, Cabedo coat of arms surname Cabedo, Cabral coat of arms surname Cabral, Cabrita coat of arms surname Cabrita,
Cáceres coat of arms surname Cáceres, Caiado coat of arms surname Caiado, Calaça coat of arms surname Calaça, Calado coat of arms surname Calado, Caldas coat of arms surname Caldas,
Caldeira coat of arms surname Caldeira, Caldeirão coat of arms surname Caldeirão, Calheiros coat of arms surname Calheiros, Calvo coat of arms surname Calvo, Camacho coat of arms surname Camacho,
Camanho coat of arms surname Camanho, Camara coat of arms surname Camara, Camargo coat of arms surname Camargo, Camelo coat of arms surname Camelo, Caminha coat of arms surname Caminha,
Camisão coat of arms surname Camisão, Camões coat of arms surname Camões, Campelo coat of arms surname Campelo, Campo coat of arms surname Campo, Campos coat of arms surname Campos,
Canelas coat of arms surname Canelas, Canto coat of arms surname Canto, Cão coat of arms surname Cão, Cardim coat of arms surname Cardim, Cardoso coat of arms surname Cardoso,
Carmona coat of arms surname Carmona, Carneiro coat of arms surname Carneiro, Carrasco coat of arms surname Carrasco, Carreira coat of arms surname Carreira, Carreiro coat of arms surname Carreiro,
Carriço coat of arms surname Carriço, Carrilho coat of arms surname Carrilho, Carvalhal coat of arms surname Carvalhal, Carvalho coat of arms surname Carvalho, Casado coat of arms surname Casado,
Casal coat of arms surname Casal, Castanho coat of arms surname Castanho, Castela coat of arms suname Castela, Castelo coat of arms surname Castelo, Castelo Branco coat of arms surname Castelo Branco,
Castilho coat of arms surname Castilho, Castro coat of arms surname Castro, Cavaleiro coat of arms surname Cavaleiro, Cerqueira coat of arms surname Cerqueira, Cerveira coat of arms surname Cerveira,
Coca coat of arms surname Coca, Coelho coat of arms surname Coelho, Cordeiro coat of arms surname Cordeiro, Cordes coat of arms surname Cordes, Cordovil coat of arms surname Cordovil,
Correia coat of arms surname Correira, Corte-Real coat of arms surname Corte-Real, Costa coat of arms surname Costa, Coutinho coat of arms surname Coutinho, Couto coat of arms surname Couto,
Cunha coat of arms surname Cunha, Dias coat of arms surname Dias, Eça coat of arms surname Eça, Escudeiro coat of arms surname Escudeiro, Esmeraldo coat of arms surname Esmeraldo,
Espargosa coat of arms surname Espargosa, Espínola coat of arms surname Espínola, Espinosa coat of arms surname  Espinosa, Esteves coat of arms surname Esteves, Faria coat of arms surname Faria,
Feijo coat of arms surname Feijo, Felgueiras coat of arms surname Felgueiras, Fernandes coat of arms surname Fernandes, Ferreira coat of arms surname Ferreira, Figueiredo coat of arms surname Figueiredo,
Fonseca coat of arms surname Fonseca, Forjaz coat of arms surname Forjaz, Fraga coat of arms surname Fraga, França coat of arms surname França, Freire coat of arms surname Freire,
Freitas coat of arms surname Freitas, Furtado coat of arms surname Furtado,  Furtuoso coat of arms surname Furtuoso, Galego coat of arms surname Galego, Galhardo coat of arms surname Galhardo,
Gama coat of arms surname Gama, Garcia coat of arms surname Garcia, Garrido coat of arms surname Garrido, Gil coat of arms surname Gil, Girão coat of arms surname Girão, Gois coat of arms surname Gois,
Gomes coat of arms surname Gomes, Gonçalves coat of arms surname Gonçalves, Gouveia coat of arms surname Gouveia, Guardia coat of arms surname Guardia, Guedes coat of arms surname Guedes,
Guerreiro coat of arms surname Guerreiro, Guindo coat of arms surname Guindo, Gusmão coat of arms surname Gusmão, Henriques coat of arms surname Henriques, Herédia coat of arms surname Herédia,
Homem coat of arms surname Homem, Horta coat of arms surname Horta, Lança coat of arms surname Lança, Lapenha coat of arms surname Lapenha, Leão coat of arms surname Leão,
Leite coat of arms surname Leite, Lencastre coat of arms surname Lencastre, Leote coat of arms surname Leote, Lima coat of arms surname Lima, Limpo coat of arms surname Limpo,
Lobato coat of arms surname Lobato, Lobo coat of arms surname Lobo, Lopes coat of arms surname Lopes, Loureiro coat of arms surname Loureiro, Lourenço coat of arms surname Lourenço,
Lucena coat of arms surname Lucena, Macedo coat of arms surname Macedo, Machado coat of arms surname Machado, Magalhães coat of arms surname Magalhães, Maldonado coat of arms surname Maldonado,
Malfaia coat of arms surname Malfaia, Manuel coat of arms surname Manuel, Marques coat of arms surname Marques, Martins coat of arms surname Martins, Mascarenhas coat of arms surname Mascarenhas,
Mata coat of arms surname Mata, Matos coat of arms surname Matos, Medeiros coat of arms surname Medeiros, Medrano coat of arms surname Medrano, Meira coat of arms surname Meira, Melo coat of arms surname Melo,
Mendes coat of arms surname Mendes, Mendonça coat of arms surname Mendonça, Mendoça coat of arms surname Mendoça, Meneses coat of arms surname Meneses,  Menezes coat of arms surname Menezes,
Mesquita coat of arms surname Mesquita, Mexia coat of arms surname Mexia, Miranda coat of arms surname Miranda, Moniz coat of arms surname Moniz, Monte coat of arms surname Monte,
Monteiro coat of arms surname Monteiro, Morães coat of arms surname Morães, Morais coat of arms surname Morais, Moscoso coat of arms surname Moscoso, Mota coat of arms surname Mota,
Mourão coat of arms surname Mourão, Mouzinho coat of arms surname Mouzinho, Nápoles coat of arms surname Nápoles, Narvais coat of arms surname Narvais, Negrão coat of arms surname Negrão,
Nogueira coat of arms surname Nogueira, Noronha coat of arms surname Noronha, Oliva coat of arms surname Oliva, Oliveira coat of arms surname Oliveira, Pacheco coat of arms surname Pacheco,
Padrão coat of arms surname Padrão, Paiva coat of arms surname Paiva, Passanha coat of arms surname Passanha, Pastor coat of arms surname Pastor, Peçanha coat of arms surname Peçanha,
Pereira coat of arms surname Perreira, Pimenta coat of arms surname Pimenta, Pimental coat of arms surname Pimental, Pimentel coat of arms surname Pimentel, Pinheiro coat of arms surname Pinheiro,
Pinto coat of arms surname Pinto, Porto coat of arms surname Porto, Portocarreiro coat of arms surname Portocarreiro, Prado coat of arms surname Prado, Proença coat of arms surname Proença,
Queiróz coat of arms surname Queiróz, Quintanilha coat of arms surname Quintanilha, Ramalho coat of arms surname Ramalho, Ramos coat of arms surname Ramos, Raposo coat of arms surname Raposo,
Rebelo coat of arms surname Rebelo, Refóios coat of arms surname Refóios, Reis coat of arms surnamet Reis, Resendes coat of arms surname Resendes, Ribeiro coat of arms surname Ribeiro,
Riscado coat of arms surname Riscado, Rocha coat of arms surname Rocha, Rodrigues coat of arms surname Rodrigues, Rosa coat of arms surname Rosa, Rua coat of arms surname Rua,
Sá coat of arms surname  Sá, Sacadura coat of arms surname Sacadura, Saldanha coat of arms surname Saldanha, Salgado coat of arms surname Salgado, Sampaio coat of arms surname Sampaio,
Sande coat of arms surname Sande, Sandoval coat of arms surname Sandoval, Santana coat of arms surname Santana, Santos coat of arms surname  Santos, Seabra coat of arms surname Seabra,
Seixas coat of arms surname Seixas, Sequeira coat of arms surname Sequeira, Serpa coat of arms surname Serpa, Silva coat of arms surname Silva, Silveira coat of arms surname Silveira,
Soares coat of arms surname Soares, Sodré coat of arms surname Sodré, Soromenho coat of arms surname Soromenho, Sotomaior coat of arms surname Sotomaior, Sotomayor coat of arms surname Sotomayor,
Sousa coat of arms surname Sousa, Souza coat of arms surname Souza, Spínola coat of arms surname Spínola, Tavora coat of arms surname Tavora, Teixeira coat of arms surname Teixeira,
Torres coat of arms surname Torres, Tourinho coat of arms surname Tourinho, Urrea coat of arms surname Urrea, Valente coat of arms surname Valente, Vargas coat of arms surname Vargas,
Vasconcellos coat of arms surname Vasconcellos, Vaz coat of arms surname Vaz, Veiga coat of arms surname Veiga, Veloso coat of arms surname Veloso, Vianna coat of arms surname Vianna,
Vilhena coat of arms surname Vilhena, Vidal coat of arms surname crest Vidal, Vieira coat of arms surname Vieira, Viveiros coat of arms surname Viveiros, Xavier coat of arms surname Xavier.
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Abarca coat of arms family crest Abarca, Abasto coat of arms family crest Abasto, Abelha coat of arms family crest Abelha, Abelho coat of arms family crest Abelho, Aboim coat of arms family crest Aboim,
Abranches coat of arms family crest Abranches, Abreu coat of arms family crest Abreu, Aça coat of arms family crest Aça, Adarga coat of arms family crest Adarga, Adorno coat of arms family crest Adorno,
Afonso coat of arms family crest Afonso, Agra coat of arms family crest Agra, Aguiã coat of arms family crest Aguiã, Aguiar coat of arms family crest Aguiar, Aguilar coat of arms family crest Aguilar,
Aires coat of arms family crest Aires, Alagoa coat of arms family crest Alagoa, Alão coat of arms family crest Alão, Alarcão coat of arms family crest Alarcão, Albergaria coat of arms family crest Albergaria,
Albernás coat of arms family crest Albernás, Albornoz coat of arms family crest Albornoz, Albuquerque coat of arms family crest Albuquerque, Alcácova coat of arms family crest Alcácova,
Alcoforado coat of arms family crest Alcoforado, Aldana coat of arms family crest Aldana, Alderete coat of arms family crest Alderete, Alfaro coat of arms family crest Alfaro, Alma coat of arms family crest Alma,
Almada coat of arms family crest Almada, Almansa coat of arms family crest Almansa, Amaral coat of arms family crest Amaral, Ambia coat of arms family crest Ambia, Amorim coat of arms family crest Amorim,
Anaia coat of arms family crest Anaia, Andrade coat of arms family crest Andrade, Angulo coat of arms family crest Angulo, Antas coat of arms family crest Antas, Antunes coat of arms family crest Antunes,
Aragão coat of arms family crest Aragão, Aranha coat of arms family crest Aranha, Arantes coat of arms family crest Arantes, Arca coat of arms family crest Arca, Arco coat of arms family crest Arco,
Arelhano coat of arms family crest Arelhano, Arrais coat of arms family crest Arrais, Arriaga coat of arms family crest Arriaga, Arroio coat of arms family crest Arroio, Ataide coat of arms family cresst Ataide,
Atunes coat of armsfamily crest Atunes, Araujo coat of arms family crest Araujo, Arruda coat of arms family crest Arruda, Avalos coat of arms family crest Avalos, Avelar coat of arms family crest Avelar,
Avila coat of arms family crest Avila, Avilez coat of arms family crest Avilez, Azambuja coat of arms family crest Azambuja, Azeredo coat of arms family crest Azeredo, Azevedo coat of arms family crest Azevedo,
Baião coat of arms family crest Baião, Bairros coat of armsfamily crest Bairros, Bandeira coat of arms family crest Bandeira, Baracho coat of arms family crest Baracho, Barata coat of arms family crest Barata,
Barba coat of arms family crest Barba, Barbedo coat of arms family crest Barbedo, Barbosa coat of arms family crest Barbosa, Barbuda coat of arms family crest Barbuda, Barradas coat of arms family crest Barradas,
Barreira coat of arms family crest Barreira, Barreiros coat of arms family crest Barreiros, Barreto coat of arms family crest Barreto, Barriga coat of arms family crest Barriga, Barroso coat of arms family crest Barroso,
Bastos coat of arms family crest Bastos, Batalha coat of arms family crest Batalha, Batista coat of arms family crest Batista, Beça coat of arms family crest Beça, Belém coat of arms family crest Belém,
Beleza coat of arms family crest Beleza, Beltrão coat of arms family crest Beltrão, Bem coat of arms family crest Bem, Benavides coat of arms family crest Benavides, Bento coat of arms family crest Bento,
Bermudes coat of arms family crest Bermudes, Bernardes coat of arms family crest Bernardes, Berredo coat of arms family crest Berredo, Bettencourt coat of arms family crest Bettencourt,
Bezzera coat of arms family crest Bezzera, Bicudo coat of arms family crest Bicudo, Borges coat of arms family crest Borges, Borgonha coat of arms family crest Borgonha, Borja coat of arms family crest Borja,
Borralho coat of arms family crest Borralho, Botafogo coat of arms family crest Botafogo, Botelho coat of arms family crest Botelho, Brochado coat of arms family crest Brochado, Braga coat of arms family crest Braga,
Bragança coat of arms family crest Bragança, Brandão coat of arms family crest Brandão, Bravo coat of arms family crest Bravo, Breves coat of arms family crest Breves, Brito coat of arms family crest Brito,
Brum coat of arms family crest Brum, Bulhões coat of arms family crest Bulhões, Cabedo coat of arms family crest Cabedo, Cabral coat of arms family crest Cabral, Cabrita coat of arms familyt crest Cabrita,
Cáceres coat of arms family crest Cáceres, Caiado coat of arms family crest Caiado, Calaça coat of arms family crest Calaça, Calado coat of arms family crest Calado, Caldas coat of arms family crest Caldas,
Caldeira coat of arms family crest Caldeira, Caldeirão coat of arms family crest Caldeirão, Calheiros coat of arms family crest Calheiros, Calvo coat of arms family crest Calvo, Camacho coat of arms family crest Camacho,
Camanho coat of arms family crest Camanho, Camara coat of arms family crest Camara, Camargo coat of arms family crest Camargo, Camelo coat of arms family crest Camelo, Caminha coat of arms family crest Caminha,
Camisão coat of arms family crest Camisão, Camões coat of arms family crest Camões, Campelo coat of arms family crest Campelo, Campo coat of arms family crest Campo, Campos coat of arms family crest Campos,
Canelas coat of arms family crest Canelas, Canto coat of arms family crest Canto, Cão coat of arms family crest Cão, Cardim coat of arms family crest Cardim, Cardoso coat of arms family crest Cardoso,
Carmona coat of arms family crest Carmona, Carneiro coat of arms family crest Carneiro, Carrasco coat of arms family crest Carrasco, Carreira coat of arms family crest Carreira, Carreiro coat of arms family crest Carreiro,
Carriço coat of arms family crest Carriço, Carrilho coat of arms family crest Carrilho, Carvalhal coat of arms family crest Carvalhal, Carvalho coat of arms family crest Carvalho, Casado coat of arms family crest Casado,
Casal coat of arms family crest Casal, Castanho coat of arms family crest Castanho, Castela coat of arms family crest Castela, Castelo coat of arms family crest Castelo, Castelo Branco coat of arms family crest Castelo Branco,
Castilho coat of arms family crest Castilho, Castro coat of arms family crest Castro, Cavaleiro coat of arms family crest Cavaleiro, Cerqueira coat of arms family crest Cerqueira, Cerveira coat of arms family crest Cerveira,
Coca coat of arms family crest Coca, Coelho coat of arms family crest Coelho, Cordeiro coat of arms family crest Cordeiro, Cordes coat of arms family crest Cordes, Cordovil coat of arms family crest Cordovil,
Correia coat of arms family crest Correira, Corte-Real coat of arms family crest Corte-Real, Costa coat of arms family crest Costa, Coutinho coat of arms family crest Coutinho, Couto coat of arms family crest Couto,
Cunha coat of arms family crest Cunha, Dias coat of arms family crest Dias, Eça coat of arms family crest Eça, Escudeiro coat of arms family crest Escudeiro, Esmeraldo coat of arms family crest Esmeraldo,
Espargosa coat of arms family crest Espargosa, Espínola coat of arms family crest Espínola, Espinosa coat of arms family crest  Espinosa, Esteves coat of arms family crest Esteves, Faria coat of arms family crest Faria,
Feijo coat of arms family crest Feijo, Felgueiras coat of arms family crest Felgueiras, Fernandes coat of arms family crest Fernandes, Ferreira coat of arms family crest Ferreira, Figueiredo coat of arms family crest Figueiredo,
Fonseca coat of arms family crest Fonseca, Forjaz coat of arms family crest Forjaz, Fraga coat of arms family crest Fraga, França coat of arms family crest França, Freire coat of arms family crest Freire,
Freitas coat of arms family crest Freitas, Furtado coat of arms family crest Furtado,  Furtuoso coat of arms family crest Furtuoso, Galego coat of arms family crest Galego, Galhardo coat of arms family crest Galhardo,
Gama coat of arms family crest Gama, Garcia coat of arms family crest Garcia, Garrido coat of arms family crest Garrido, Gil coat of arms family crest Gil, Girão coat of arms family crest Girão, Gois coat of arms family crest Gois,
Gomes coat of arms family crest Gomes, Gonçalves coat of arms family crest Gonçalves, Gouveia coat of arms family crest Gouveia, Guardia coat of arms family crest Guardia, Guedes coat of arms family crest Guedes,
Guerreiro coat of arms family crest Guerreiro, Guindo coat of arms family crest Guindo, Gusmão coat of arms family crest Gusmão, Henriques coat of arms family crest Henriques, Herédia coat of arms family crest Herédia,
Homem coat of arms family crest Homem, Horta coat of arms family crest Horta, Lança coat of arms family crest Lança, Lapenha coat of arms family crest Lapenha, Leão coat of arms family crest Leão,
Leite coat of arms family crest Leite, Lencastre coat of arms family crest Lencastre, Leote coat of arms family crest Leote, Lima coat of arms family crest Lima, Limpo coat of armsfamily crest Limpo,
Lobato coat of arms family crest Lobato, Lobo coat of arms family crest Lobo, Lopes coat of arms family crest Lopes, Loureiro coat of arms family crest Loureiro, Lourenço coat of arms family crest Lourenço,
Lucena coat of arms family crest Lucena, Macedo coat of arms family crest Macedo, Machado coat of arms family crest Machado, Magalhães coat of arms family crest Magalhães, Maldonado coat of arms family crest Maldonado,
Malfaia coat of arms family crest Malfaia, Manuel coat of arms family crest Manuel, Marques coat of arms family crest Marques, Martins coat of arms Martins, Mascarenhas coat of arms Mascarenhas,
Mata coat of arms Mata, Matos coat of arms Matos, Medeiros coat of arms Medeiros, Medrano coat of arms Medrano, Meira coat of arms family crest Meira, Melo coat of arms family crest Melo,
Mendes coat of arms family crest Mendes, Mendonça coat of arms family crest Mendonça, Mendoça coat of arms family crest Mendoça, Meneses coat of arms family crest Meneses,  Menezes coat of arms family crest Menezes,
Mesquita coat of arms family crest Mesquita, Mexia coat of arms family crest Mexia, Miranda coat of arms family crest Miranda, Moniz coat of arms family crest Moniz, Monte coat of arms family crest Monte,
Monteiro coat of arms family crest Monteiro, Morães coat of arms family crest Morães, Morais coat of arms family crest Morais, Moscoso coat of arms family crest Moscoso, Mota coat of arms family crest Mota,
Mourão coat of arms family crest Mourão, Mouzinho coat of arms family crest Mouzinho, Nápoles coat of arms family crest Nápoles, Narvais coat of arms family crest Narvais, Negrão coat of arms family crest Negrão,
Nogueira coat of arms family crest Nogueira, Noronha coat of arms family crest Noronha, Oliva coat of arms family crest Oliva, Oliveira coat of arms family crest Oliveira, Pacheco coat of arms family crest Pacheco,
Padrão coat of arms family crest Padrão, Paiva coat of arms family crest Paiva, Passanha coat of arms family crest Passanha, Pastor coat of arms family crest Pastor, Peçanha coat of arms family crest Peçanha,
Pereira coat of arms family crest Perreira, Pimenta coat of arms family crest Pimenta, Pimental coat of arms family crest Pimental, Pimentel coat of arms family crest Pimentel, Pinheiro coat of arms family crest Pinheiro,
Pinto coat of arms family crest Pinto, Porto coat of arms family crest Porto, Portocarreiro coat of arms family crest Portocarreiro, Prado coat of arms family crest Prado, Proença coat of arms family crest Proença,
Queiróz coat of arms family crest Queiróz, Quintanilha coat of arms family crest Quintanilha, Ramalho coat of arms family crest Ramalho, Ramos coat of arms family crest Ramos, Raposo coat of arms family crest Raposo,
Rebelo coat of arms family crest Rebelo, Refóios coat of arms family crest Refóios, Reis coat of arms family crest Reis, Resendes coat of arms family crest Resendes, Ribeiro coat of arms family crest Ribeiro,
Riscado coat of arms family crest Riscado, Rocha coat of arms family crest Rocha, Rodrigues coat of arms family crest Rodrigues, Rosa coat of arms family crest Rosa, Rua coat of arms family crest Rua,
Sá coat of arms family crest  Sá, Sacadura coat of arms family crest Sacadura, Saldanha coat of arms family crest Saldanha, Salgado coat of arms family crest Salgado, Sampaio coat of arms family crest Sampaio,
Sande coat of arms family crest Sande, Sandoval coat of arms family crest Sandoval, Santana coat of arms family crest Santana, Santos coat of arms family crest  Santos, Seabra coat of arms family crest Seabra,
Seixas coat of arms family crest Seixas, Sequeira coat of arms family crest Sequeira, Serpa coat of arms family crest Serpa, Silva coat of arms family crest Silva, Silveira coat of arms family crest Silveira,
Soares coat of arms family crest Soares, Sodré coat of arms family crest Sodré, Soromenho coat of arms family crest Soromenho, Sotomaior coat of arms family crest Sotomaior, Sotomayor coat of arms family crest Sotomayor,
Sousa coat of arms family crest Sousa, Souza coat of arms family crest Souza, Spínola coat of arms family crest Spínola, Tavora coat of arms family crest Tavora, Teixeira coat of arms family crest Teixeira,
Torres coat of arms family crest Torres, Tourinho coat of arms family crest Tourinho, Urrea coat of arms family crest Urrea, Valente coat of arms family crest Valente, Vargas coat of arms family crest Vargas,
Vasconcellos coat of arms family crest Vasconcellos, Vaz coat of arms family crest Vaz, Veiga coat of arms family crest Veiga, Veloso coat of arms family crest Veloso, Vianna coat of arms family crest Vianna,
Vilhena coat of arms family crest Vilhena, Vidal coat of arms family crest Vidal, Vieira coat of arms family crest Vieira, Viveiros coat of arms family crest Viveiros, Xavier coat of arms family crest Xavier.

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 From the late 1400's until the late 1600's Portugal ruled the seas. At one time, Portugal possessed the farthest flung empire in the world; a credit to the brave Portuguese captains and sailors who set out in their caravels and ended up discovering 2/3 of the known world - they even established trading posts on the southern coast of Japan! Colonies were established all across the globe and by the middle of the 18th century, the Portuguese language, religion and culture was firmly entrenched in places far and wide. In effect, Portugal was the first European nation to set the stage for further European colonialist and expansionist aspirations. Click on this link to order a great book on this subject: The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808. From the outset, Portugal's destiny was the sea; constantly undermined by Spain, Portugal looked toward the sea in search of its fate and never looked back. Competition from other European nations, namely, England and Holland, ultimately ended Portugal's monopoly in the East Indies as Portugal became too far extended and lacked the manpower to maintain its strongholds in the far east. One by one, its trading posts fell to the other stronger, better equiped maritime powers. Yet, Portugal still managed to hold on to Macau in China until 1999. The colonies of Goa-Daman-Diu in India, were Portuguese possessions until 1962, as was East Timor in Indonesia until 1975. Remarkably, up until 1975, Portugal still had its larger, richer colonies in Africa - Angola, Mozambique (Moçambique) and the smaller colonies of, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde islands (Cabo Verde) and the islands of São Tomé & Príncipe). Brazil was Portuguese colony until 1822. The subject of colonialism and its dark legacy has been hotly debated by historians and scholars. We cannot, and should not minimize the long lasting negative effects of colonialism - we know all too well of the cruelties and injustices that were committed against human beings as a result. However, Portugal's colonialist policies were generally less oppressive than their European counterparts, namely England & Spain, to name a few. One thing is for sure....the Portuguese discoveries certainly shaped and changed Portugal, and the world, forever! BACK TO SITE MAP
PORTUGUESE PEOPLE
The Portuguese people are of mixed ancestry. This a direct result of the intermingling of races and cultures on the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal, Spain) throughout the ages, such as the early: Iberians, Celts in the north, Phonecians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Visigoths/Suevians (Germanic tribes), Romans, Jews, Moors and other Africans. Today, one readily sees the legacy of the Roman, Moorish and Jewish presence in Portugal; it is visible in the Portuguese people, architecture, music and cuisine. The Portuguese are a mix of all, or some of these groups of people that settled in Portugal. Generally speaking, in terms of appearance and physical stature, the Portuguese have circum Mediterranean, dark features. But in the northern part of Portugal where the Celtic/Germanic presence was the strongest, it is not uncommon to see tall, blond and blue or green eyed Portuguese. The Portuguese are devoutly Roman Catholic, family oriented, mild mannered and friendly. People often comment that the Portuguese are always ready and willing to help others. Many Portuguese and Spaniards have Sephardic Jewish ancestry, but the sad reality is that many are still in denial of this, although this is changing. Most modern day Iberians are not even aware of their Jewish roots, but the ones who do know proudly acknowledge and embrace their Jewish heritage. Moreover, it is quite conceivable that up to 70% of all modern Portuguese and Spaniards have at least a drop or two of Jewish blood - many old Christian and Jewish bloodlines became mixed as a result of miscegenation between the two races. Portuguese Jews have lived in Portugal since Roman times, but it was only after their expulsion from Spain during the inquisition that they began to arrive in Portugal en masse. In 1497, the population of Portugal was approximately 1,000,000 of which perhaps 1/8 were comprised of ancient Portuguese Jews - Jews have lived in Portugal since the Roman occupation. It is estimated that in 1492, approx. 100,000 Spanish Jews - possibly more - sought refuge in Portugal upon their expulsion from Spain, and the influx significantly added to the Jewish population that was already there. In other words, after 1492, roughly 1/5 of all Portuguese citizens was Jewish! This subject is dealt with in detail in the following excellent book: Click on this link to order: Secrecy and Deceit, The Religion of the Crypto Jews by: David M. Gitlitz. Some Portuguese Jews were also expelled from Portugal, but the vast majority remained, and were forcibly baptised and converted to Christianity. Portuguese Jews excelled in all spheres of Portuguese economic, intellectual and cultural life. Unbeknownst to many, Portuguese Jews were a significant driving force of Portugal's economy before, and during the period of the Portuguese discoveries - many of the Portuguese maritime expeditions were actually financed by them! The decline of the Portuguese colonial empire can be directly attributed to the Portuguese inquisition, which was only officially abolished in 1822. Many Portuguese Jews - especially those who were connected to the Portuguese nobility - were granted Portuguese family coat of arms (see: coat of arms section of the Jewish Encyclopaedia). And as a clever way of protecting themselves against Christian anti-semitism, they adopted many common Portuguese surnames such as: Rodrigues, Cardoso, Nunes, Sousa, Carvalho, Teixeira, Henriques, Costa, Mendes, Alavares, Dias, Furtado, Almeida, Ribeiro, Silveira, Medeiros, Ferreira, Gomes, Lopes, Franco, Castro, Machado, Medina, Garcia, Fernandes and Pacheco. During the forced conversions, for obvious practical reasons, many Portuguese Jews also adopted very Catholic sounding surnames such as: Santos, Cruz, Espírito Santo, de Jesus, Conceição, dos Anjos, etc. It should be noted however, that the possession of a Sephardic surname (adopted surnames of Jews from Spain & Portugal) does not in and of itself prove Jewish ancestry. Conversely, one can have Jewish ancestry and not necessarily possess a typical Sephardic surname. However, it is believed that certain Portuguese, nature derived surnames are actually of Jewish origin - not Christian. Historically, Portuguese Jews typically chose names for themselves that derived from nature, i.e., names of: trees, vegetables, fruits, plants and animals. Portuguese Jewish physicians, scientists and merchants were already in possession of these kinds of surnames which are confirmed as having existed much earlier than the forced conversions which began in 1496. Examples of nature derived surnames believed to have been introduced to Portugal by the ancient Portuguese Jews are: Pereira (pear tree), Oliveira (olive tree), Pimentel (small pepper, or a field of peppers), Figueira (fig tree), Silva (berry bush), Lima (lime), Cordeiro (lamb), Pinto (chick), Leão (lion) and Pinheiro (pine tree). It can be said with a high degree of certainty that virtually all persons with nature derived surnames invariably had ancestors somewhere in their family tree that were New Christians (or) Conversos, the terms used to identify Jews who were forcibly baptised/converted. Over time, the Conversos lost much of their Jewish heritage, but in Some families, some Crypto Jewish rituals and traditions survived and were passed down from generation to generation. The descendants/children of Conversos are generally referred to in Hebrew as 'B'nai Anusim'. BACK TO SITE MAP
To order a copy of the video: Memory and Expulsion: Descendants of the Hidden Jews, please send me an e-mail: geoles@sympatico.ca The cost is $50 Usd. plus shipping & handling. This film is a riveting account of modern day descendants of the Jews who were forcibly converted during the Spanish Inquisition. In 1492, with the stroke of a pen, fifteen hundred years of Jewish Life in Spain came to an abrupt end. In a Medieval example of "ethnic cleansing", the Jews of Spain were given a choice: expulsion or conversion. Half the community left (mostly to Portugal), half converted. Many of the converted, known as "Conversos" continued to practice Judaism in secret, establishing a way of life that has, remarkably survived to the present day. Shot on location in Spain, Portugal, Israel, Canada and the United States, Expulsion and Memory tells the story of the "Conversos" and the memories that still haunt their descendants. In New Mexico, we witness a faith so strong, that it led Hispanic-Americans to etch secret Judaic symbols into the tombstones of their Ancestors. In Spain, an elderly woman confides that Jews are known for their horns and tails. In todays world, a Portuguese Catholic woman lights candles on Friday night and recites the Jewish prayer. In Belmonte, Portugal, townspeople who have practiced Judaism in complete secrecy for five centuries now pray openly for the first time. The film, characterized by an emotional and spiritual resonance features a lyrical Sephardic/Spanish soundtrack and performances by some of the worlds leading artisits including Placido Domingo, Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Produced against the greatest challenges, this film was to represent the beauty and the triumph of the Jewish Spirit and be a homage to the "Sephardim" who kept their faith against incredible odds.
Large numbers of expelled Portuguese Jews re-settled in Holland, England, Italy, Turkey, Morocco, Gibraltar and in all of the Portuguese colonies especially Brazil, the CapeVerde Islands and the Azores. It is believed that the Azores were 30% Jewish during the early stages of settlement. The Cape Verde islands of Santo Antonio and Brava to this day still bear vestiges of Judaism. Brazil by far, received the greatest number of Portuguese Jews, who were responsible in large measure for developing the early economic infrastructure of Portuguese colonial Brazil. It should also be noted, that the early whaling and import/export economies of New England U.S.A., were developed primarily by the Portuguese Jews. They had escaped the inquisitorial pressures of Portuguese colonial Brazil and subsequently re-settled in Guyana, Jamaica, Curação and other islands in the Carribean before eventually making their way north to parts of New England. Nowadays, vestiges of Portugal's Jewish past can still be seen in the remote towns and villages of Portugal. Several Crypto-Jewish communities still exist in the Trás-os-Montes region and there are many very old synagogues in Portugal as well. For over 400 years, Crypto-Jews had to rely on extreme secrecy and deception to avoid the inquisitors. However, despite the great obstacles and adversities of the Portuguese inquisition, the Crypto-Jews of Portugal persevered and secretly kept their religion alive. In the town of Belmonte, among others in Portugal for example, efforts are being made to re-approximate the Crypto Jewish religion with the orthodoxy of Israel. BACK TO SITE MAP
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
The Portuguese language has been the subject of much interest and intrigue. Portuguese has its roots and foundation in Latin, the language of the Romans who for centuries occupied the Iberian Peninsula. The Portuguese language is also commonly referred to as Lusitanian or Luso, named after the Lusitanians who occupied the lands between the Tagus and Minho rivers. They are considered to be the true ancestors of the Portuguese. The vulgar Latin that was spoken throughout the peninsula eventually evolved into the present day languages of Catalan, Galician, Castilian and Portuguese. During the Moorish occupation of Portugal - which lasted 500 years or so - approximately 1200 Arabic words entered into the Portuguese language. Some examples of those words are: azeite (olive oil), azeituna (olive), Arroz (Rice), Alicate (Pliers), Refém (Hostage), Algarve (Al-Gharb) - in Arabic this means the far west, the name given to the southern part of Portugal, and oxalá (Inshala) in Arabic, which means God-Willing. The Portuguese language contains many Italian, French and Greek words as well. Depending on whom you speak to, you'll get different opinions of Portuguese pronunciation, vocabulary, etc. Click on this link to order a Continental Portuguese course: Colloquial Portuguese. The Portuguese are notorious for slurring syllables and chewing up word endings. In fact, people often comment that the Portuguese language sometimes sounds more Slavic than Latin. Nevertheless, educated Portuguese tend to enunciate their words more clearly and speak more melodically. And due to the variations of the Portuguese language spoken in many parts of the world, it is difficult to make generalizations one way or the other about the intonation of the Portuguese language per se, but Continental Portuguese is the classical standard. Brazilian Portuguese is an exotic variety of the mother tongue which has been enriched by African and Native Indian influences both in terms of vocabulary and accent. Brazil's many different immigrant groups have also exerted some influence on the language as well. Brazilian Portuguese bears the same relationship to the Portuguese spoken in Portugal, that American English has to British English. Not surprisingly, Brazilian Portuguese is gaining worldwide popularity as the preferred variety of spoken Portuguese. Galego, which is spoken in the N.W. region of Spain is identical to Portuguese, save for some differences in orthography. In terms of vocabulary, syntax and sentence structure, Portuguese resembles Spanish more so than any other major Romance language. According to the Ethnologue, Portuguese is approx. 89% similar to Spanish. The following example sentences illustrate perfectly the close relationship that the two languages have with one another:

English - Please read and keep. Toy not suitable for children under three years of age. Small parts might be swallowed or inhaled.
Portuguese - Por favor leia e guarde. Brinquedo não apto para menores de três anos de idade. As peças pequenas poderiam ser ingeridas ou aspiradas.
Spanish - Por favor lea y guarde. Jugete no apto para menores de tres años de edad. Las piezas pequeñas podrían ser ingeridas o aspiradas.

Insofar as pronunciation is concerned, Portuguese sounds somewhat like a cross between Spanish & French. Despite marked differences in pronunciation, Portuguese and Spanish are mutually intelligible among educated speakers of both. Portuguese is the official language of Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde Islands, São Tomé & Príncipe islands.Up until 1999 it was also the official language of the longtime Portuguese territory of Macau, China - although Cantonese was always the lingua franca for the Macanese. The Portuguese language is still spoken by many in the former colonial territories of Goa-Daman-Diu in India, and Portuguese has been reinstated as the official language of East Timor. A Portuguese creole is used alongside standard Portuguese in the countries of Cape Verde Islands, Guine-Bissau and on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. In Malacca, Malaysia, a Portuguese creole can still be heard. The Portuguese language ranks 5th in the world with an estimated 200 million speakers worldwide. BACK TO SITE MAP 
PORTUGUESE CHURCHES, CASTLES, PALACES & AZULEJOS

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Left to right: Roman Temple of Diana ruins, Moorish Silves Castle, Gothic Batalha Cathedral, Estoi Palace, Santa Maria Monastery

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Arabesque looking Portuguese Azulejos

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PORTUGUESE CUISINE
Seafood reigns supreme in Portugal, and the Portuguese are quite masterful at cooking a wide variety of: meat, game and poultry dishes. Almost all of the dishes are prepared with olive oil, garlic, chili peppers, white/red wine and many different herbs and spices including: saffron, rosemary, parsley, fennel, corriander, cloves, paprika, white/black pepper and bay leaves. A popular seafood dish is a succulent fish stew called Caldeirada de Peixe, that is made with shrimp, clams, mussels, squid, octopus, cod or Bacalhau and plenty of potatoes. This dish has often been compared to a Louisiana style jumbalaya or bouillabaise. Cod fish is King in Portugal and the Portuguese can prepare it 101 different ways! Sardines are also another fish favourite in Portugal. Another popular dish is the Cozido à Portuguesa, which is essentially a melange of boiled vegetables (carrots, potatoes, cabbage, onions) and meats (chouriço sausage, blood sausage, beef) topped with olive oil. The spicy Chouriço sausages are very popular all over Portugal and many Portuguese make their own at home. Soups are also a Portuguese specialty and one of the best known is the Caldo Verde meaning green broth. It is made from stock, shredded spinach or cabbage, pureed potato, olive oil and parsley. Click on this link to order a fantastic Portuguese cookbook: What's Cooking in Portugal. The Portuguese inherited their penchant and flair for sweets and desserts from the Moors. Some of the sweets include tarts Queijadas de Amêndoa, which are made from an almond, lemon, sugar and egg mixture and of course, the Pasteis de Nata (or) Queijadas de Nata, which are made from eggs and heavy cream. Wine is blessed in Portugal and no meal is complete without a nice Vinho Tinto red wine or a Vinho Branco white wine. Portuguese wines are world renowned for their exquisite bouquets and abundant varieties: The Wines and Vineyards of Portugal. In general, Portuguese cooking is typically mediterranean but it has been fused with elements from the cuisines of the far east and Africa, this having resulted from Portuguese contact with those parts of the world during Portugal's Golden Age of discoveries. Portuguese cuisine is quite similar to that of Spain and Louisiana. BACK TO SITE MAP
PORTUGUESE ARCHITECTURE
Some very diverse and beautiful architecture can be found in Portugal. There are numerous remnants of Roman temples, pillars, baths, aquaducts, bridges, roads and countless Moorish castles dispersed throughout the country as well. The peninsula's best single Roman site is the temple at Evora, built during the 2nd or 3rd century BC. Almost every church and palace in Portugal is decorated with Azulejos, derived from the Arabic word Al-Zuleiq, meaning polished stone. Click on this link to order an excellent book on Portuguese Azulejos: Portuguese Decorative Tiles. Azulejos are decorative, hand-painted Arabesque looking wall and floor tiles that were introduced to Portugal by the Moors. Many of the churches are ornate with the gold that was imported into Portugal from Brazil. Gothic architectural influences can be found throughout Portugal as well, particularly in the central and northern areas, where the Visigoths and Suevi excercised control. An outstanding example of the Gothic style is the monastery Church of Santa Maria da Vitória in Batalha. Moorish architectural influence dominate in the Algarve. During the reign of King Manuel I, from 1495 to 1521, a very distinctive and decorative Portuguese style of architecture began to emerge called Manueline, named after the King. The style was essentially a fusion of Gothic, Romanesque and Moorish architectural designs, but elements from Africa, India and China were also incorporated into mix. Certain characteristics of the Manueline church facades allude to Portugal's obsession with the sea; waves, coiled ropes, anchors and seashells cavort with symbols such as the Prince Henry theNavigator, Order of the Garter and the King's Cross of Christ. Renaissance/Neo-Classicism architecture didn't arrive in Portugal until 1541 or so. The best examples are the Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) and São Pedro Chapel, found in the northern university town of Coimbra. The Baroque influence is visible in the numerous churches decorated in gilded wood called Talha Dourada. The architectural appearance of the manor houses and country estates called Solares and Quintas were also influenced by Baroque but the royal palace at Queluz perhaps best exemplifies the style. The earthquake of 1755 destroyed much of Lisbon's original architecture, but under Marquês de Pombal, Lisbon was re-modelled in the Rococo style that came to be known as Pombaline. Rebuilding continued but in a more Neo-Classicism genre. The 19th century saw a revival of historical styles such as the neo-Moorish Campo Pequeno bullfighting arena in Lisbon and the neo-ManuelinePalace hotel in Buçaco. Since the revolution of 1974, the style méditerranéen has pervaded in the Algarve due to an outbreak of intense tourism in that region. The hills and countryside of Portugal are dotted with whitewashed, red tiled roof houses and in the south (Algarve), the homes and villas have beautiful arched courtyards Pátios, abundant with many varieites of fruit trees. BACK TO SITE MAP
PORTUGUESE FADO
The soul music of Portugal is Fado, which means fate. Fado is essentially a sad and melancholy musical style sung in syncopated 2/4 time. The lyrics are usually sung by a female and the music is provided by a 12 stringed lead guitar called a Guitarra, and a 6 stringed Spanish guitar called a Viola for the accompaniment. Click on this link for a fabulous Amália Rodrigues cd: Best of Fado. The Portuguese are a fatalistic people as is reflected by the mournful lyrics and haunting melodies of the fado. The traditional themes of the fado focus on Saudade, a poignant yearning for the impossible. Most fado songs reflect on nostalgia, strife of life, lost love, tragedy, missed opportunity and dark destiny. The female vocalist always wears black and she sings in a throaty, passionate, emotional manner that evokes anguish and despair from deep within her soul. The guitarra embellishes the vocal melody and the viola provides the bass and chordal accompaniment. The fado is less spirited but more melodic than the Spanish Flamenco. In the Ribatejo, the bull-raising region of Portugal, the Fado Corrido is livelier but in the northern university town of Coimbra, the Fado de Coimbra is more polished and lyrical and it is actually a romantic serenade that has little in common with the sad Fado Castiço from Lisbon. When listening to fado music one hears the pervasive middle eastern tonalities especially in the trills of the guitarra and falsetto vocal. This the Portuguese inherited from the Moors. One of Portugal's most popular fadista's was Maria Severa, an attractive, temperamental young prostitute whose mother was a gypsy. Maria died at the age of 26 prompting all fado singers to don black to mourn her premature passing. As Amália Rodrigues, the most famous fadista of all time once sang so eloquently, 'All this exists, all this is sad, all this is fado.' BACK TO SITE MAP

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