Queiroz - Lisboa, Portugal
Posted by: manchanegra
N 38° 41.766 W 009° 12.360
29S E 482086 N 4283073
Queiroz family coat of arms.
Waymark Code: WMDXTX
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 03/08/2012
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Queiroz family coat of arms is composed by a shield divided in four quarters. in the first and fourth we find six crescent moons, and, on the second and third a ramping lyon.
The coat of arms is placed in a magestic fountain in Belem (Fonte Luminosa)in front of Jerónimos Monastery together with 49 other coat of arms of important personalities from the time of Portuguese Discoveries. The fountain was designed by Cottinelli Telmo and built in 1940 for the Portuguese World Exhibition. There´s very little information about the fountain and the Coat of Arms and most available information refers to a total of 32 Coat of arms of Portuguese inland and Overseas provinces wich is wrong. These coat of arms can be seen in the gardens around the fountain designed with flowers and bushes.
The only relevant information linked with the age of discoveries takes us to 1580 in Madeira Island where we found Pedro Alvares de Queiroz, married in Câmara de Lobos, to Catherine Alvarez or Fernandes (from the Cabral family) and whose sons have spread in that parish and São Martinho (Related nicknames are Queiroga, Quirós, Queiró). Other relevant information will be added if needed.
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family
Full name of the bearer: Queiroz
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Fonte Luminosa @ Praça do Império (Fountain)
Material / Design: Stone
Blazon (heraldic description): See Above
Address: Praça do Império
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]
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