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Party per pale Azur and Argent: a chevron between in chief a dressage horse salient, and in base three waves of the sea all counterchanged.
The canting arms of Juana Maria Domaica Maroto designed by her and me and emblazoned by me.
Since 2013, I am Collaborator of the Ibero-American Network for a Culture of Peace of the Unesco Chair on Education for Peace and International Understanding, and since 2020, I am an official expert witness in heraldry for the courts of justice of the Kingdom of Spain.
I am Member of the Society of Heraldic Arts, Fellow of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, and Official expert witness in heraldry for the courts of justice of the Kingdom of Spain.
Giclée on Kozo natural paper, featuring the arms of the Cavalieri Normanni della Palmara, Real Casa di Altavilla-Aragona, for Dr. Diego Spanò, Barone dei Tre Mulini. All Cavalieri of this order can use this blazon. This piece is signed by Dr. Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera, the Cronista de Armas de Castilla y Leon, and myself, and was emblazoned by me.
Giclée on Kozo natural paper, featuring the arms of the Cavalieri Normanni della Palmara signed by Dr. Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera, the Cronista de Armas de Castilla y Leon, and myself.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, on a trimount Vert, a lion rampant, crowned Or, langued and armed Or; 2 and 3 Azure, a palm tree eradicated, between in sinister a lion rampant supporting it Or, in dexter three millwheels, 2 and 1, and in chief a crescent Argent. Crest: Upon helm affronty Sable, barred Or, lined Gules, issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield and with a wreath Or and Azure, a crown of Marquis. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.
Dr. Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Cronista de Armas de Castilla y León, and I have jointly signed the quartered coat of arms of Barone Dott. Diego Spanò, Italy, which I have emblazoned.
The Board of Directors of the Society unanimously voted to reappoint Dr Antonio Salmerón Cabañas, SHA, FGSI, of Madrid, Spain, to the position of Honorary Herald of the Society for a second three-year term at its monthly meeting held on Thursday 2nd October 2025 (Res: 25/10/1949). Dr Salmerón has been the Honorary Herald of the Society since 2022 and represents the Society in Spain where he is also an expert witness in heraldic matters to the courts of the Kingdom of Spain. A lecturer, author, a widely respected heraldist and a renowned heraldic artist, Dr Salmerón has guided the development of the Society’s Specialist Branch, Heraldry Ireland, and advised the Board on heraldic matters generally, including on the Society’s National Heraldic Survey. For further information on the wonderful heraldic artistry of Dr Salmerón.
My sincere thanks to the Genealogical Society of Ireland and its Board for this renewed honor and trust.