Fernando Muñoz Altea
Fernando Muñoz Altea (22 November 1925 - 2 March 2018) was the
King of Arms
Historical work
Muñoz Altea is the author of several books, among them, the biographies of the 64 Viceroys of Mexico, The House of Los Pinos History (the Presidencial Residence of Mexico), The Biographies of the Signers of the Independence Act, “Los Virreyes de la Nueva España, Perfiles genealógico-biográficos” (Universidad Monteávila, Caracas, Venezuela 2013) and “Blasones y Apellidos”, first and second edition. Muñoz Altea has ordered and cataloged historic archives of many municipalities in Spain.[11] Muñoz Altea was head of the historical section of the General Archive of Notaries of Mexico City (1981-1984), advisor to the Public Registry of Property and Commerce of Mexico City (1981-1984) and columnist for the Excelsior newspaper, with more than 7,000 articles on historical, biographical, genealogical topics and heraldic. He has given various conferences in Mexico, the United States, Spain and Japan, among other countries. He participated on different occasions, on Channel 2 of TELEVISA, about the origin of Hispanic surnames.[12] Muñoz Altea was Numismatic advisor to the Bank of Mexico, regarding the design of the respective heraldic shields of the States of the Republic that bear on their reverse the commemorative coins of the Federation. He was the author of the CD "New Hispanic Titles granted to Mexicans, their descendants or residents in Mexico".[13]
Distinctions
- Degree in History, Hermanos Maristas de Madrid in 1951
- King of Arms of the Royal House of Borbon Two Sicilies (Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro branch) since 1962
- Commander with plaque of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, delegate for Mexico
- Heraldic Advisor to the Cuban Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Knight of the Mexican Legion of Honor in the eminent grade
- Consultant for the Mexican Mint House, Numismatic Division, for the commemorative emission of “Coins of the Federation” (2003)
- President “Ad Vitam” and founder of the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica (Mexican Academy for Genealogic and Heraldic Studies)[14]
- Fiscal and cofounder of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de la Habana (Royal Cavalry of Havana) 2009.
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia.[15]
- Judge of Arms and Knight of the Grand Cross of the Real Maestranza de Mérida, Yucatán (the latter was formed in Mexico, Archduke Andrés de Habsburgo being its President).[16]
- Member, International Academy Our Lady of Montecarmelo (2004)[17]
References
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- ^ "- King of Arms".
Further reading
Fernando Muñoz-Altea (Author), Blasones y Apellidos, boxed set (books 1, 2 & 3) (Spanish), hardcover, 1748 pages. Publisher: Grupo Impresores Unidos; 2nd edition (2016),