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Bravo Family Crest

Posted on 25. Nov, 2007 by El Heraldo in Bravo, origin, surname

Castilian surname, extended in the Peninsula and America.

Knights of this lineage enlisted to Santiago’s Order; don Juan Bravo de Hoyos, natural of Solórzano, on 1617; and don Melchor Bravo de Hoyos, on 1660; don Juan and don Alonso Bravo de la Meza, natural of Los Reyes (Peru), on 1666; don Juan Bautista Bravo Velasco y Perrones, natural of Santelices, on 1673; don Francisco Bravo de Sobremonte, natural of Valladolid, on 1682, many other members of this surname enlisted to Carlos III’ Orders, of San Juan de Jerusalem.

Don Juan Sebastian Bravo y Cabrera became Conde de la Encina on May 5 of 1771.

Its arms: In field of azure a silver tower and two lions of gold raised to their walls.

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