Blazon contains three green lizards in a triangle over a silver background, which symbolizes purity, innocence, and obedience. Holders of this tincture, or color, were obligated to defend and shelter maidens and orphans. —— El blasón contiene tres lagartos verdes en un triángulo sobre un fondo plateado, que simboliza la pureza, la inocencia y la obediencia. Los poseedores de esta tintura, o color, estaban obligados a defender y albergar a doncellas y huérfanos.
Rights:
Public Domain / Dominio Público (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Translated Title:
Cotero family name blazon
Title:
Blasón del apellido Cotero
Time Period Covered:
18th Century / Siglo XVIII (1700-1799)
Source Collection Name:
Genaro García Manuscript Collection
Source Collection Local Identifier:
G225
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Type:
Mixed material / Material mixto
General Note:
Dimensions: / Dimensiones: 32 cm.
Extent:
1 painting / pintura
Description:
Blazon contains three green lizards in a triangle over a silver background, which symbolizes purity, innocence, and obedience. Holders of this tincture, or color, were obligated to defend and shelter maidens and orphans. —— El blasón contiene tres lagartos verdes en un triángulo sobre un fondo plateado, que simboliza la pureza, la inocencia y la obediencia. Los poseedores de esta tintura, o color, estaban obligados a defender y albergar a doncellas y huérfanos.
Date Created/Date Issued:
1779
Creator/Contributor:
Unidentified / No identificado (artist / artista)
Topic:
Heraldry, Heraldia, Genealogy, Genealogía, Book design--History, Diseño de libros--Historia, Art, and Arte
Place Name:
Mexico and Spain
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin