Arms of Coronel
The arms borne by the Coronel family in Portugal - azure, five eagles displayed or, the middle eagle crowned or. The crest is an eagle displayed and crowned or (i.e. the same as the middle eagle). These arms were first granted by Manuel I of Portugal to Nicolao Coronel, Physician to the Portuguese Court, apparently nephew of Don Abraham Senior, in 1499 (Arquivo Nacional da Tore do Tombo, Liv 4 de Misticos, fls 165 verso e Chanceleria de D. Manuel, Liv 16 fls 108 verso). They were granted in 1600 by Philip II (III of Spain) to Luiz Gomes d'Elvas Coronel, even though the grantee was not descended from Nicolao Coronel (as far as I know) but from Fernao Perez Coronel via his third son, Inigo Peres Coronel. These arms were also granted to descendants of Fernao Perez Coronel's eldest son, Joao Peres Coronel, namely Manuel Soares Coronel, of Crato, who received a charter on 15 Nov 1605 by Philip III (IV of Spain) granting him the right to bear the arms of Coronel as a descendant of Fernao Perez Coronel (See Jose de Sousa Machado, in Brasoes Ineditos, Braga, 1906, p. 127). Manuel's son, Andre Soares de Saraiva Coronel of Lisbon was granted a charter of nobility by King John IV of Portugal on 3 Aug 1644. This charter cites the earlier charter of 1499 granted (according to the charter) by Manuel I to his ancestors (See Arquivo Nacional da Tore do Tombo - Chancellaria de D. Joao IV - Liv XVIII, fls. 64 verso). In addition, the Coronel arms were granted to descendants of Branca Coronel, daughter of Antonio Coronel (b c 1523), who moved to Moncao, Portugal in 1588, by charters dated 15 Feb 1678 and 21 Nov 1818. It appears, therefore, that these arms have been recognised in Portugal and Spain as being descendible to all the desendants of Fernao Perez Coronel. Note also that Luiz Gomes d'Elvas Coronel (b 1547) of Loures, Lisbon, was recognised by Philip II (III of Spain) as a noble by virtue of his descent (great-grandson) from Fernao Perez Coronel (charter dated 26 September 1607).
Coronel crest
Descent of 1st Count of Penafiel from Fernao Perez Coronel
Fernao Perez Coronel had issue;
Inigo Perez Coronel (d 1522) m Guiomar Mendez del Rio and had issue;
Tristao Reimao Coronel m Isabel Nunes da Ponte and had issue;
Luis Gomes d'Elvas Coronel m Brianda Nunes da Ponte and had issue;
Antonio Gomes d'Elvas Coronel m Beatriz Nunes de Azevedo and had issue;
Luis Gomes da Mata (d'Elvas) Coronel (b 1547) m Branca Antonia d'Elvas and had issue;
Joao Gomes da Mata Coronel m Filipa Barbosa (b 1583) and had issue;
Luis Gomes da Mata (d 1674) m Violante de Castro, daughter of Lopo de Sousa Coutinho and had issue;
Duarte de Sousa Coutinho da Mata m Isabel Caffaro (b 1661) and had issue;
Luis Vitorio de Sousa Coutinho da Mata (1688-1735) m Joana Catarina de Menezes (b 1700) and had issue;
Jose Antonio da Mata de Sousa Coutinho (b 1718), Knight of Christ, m Dona Catarina da Camara (b 1735) and had issue;
Manuel Jose de Mata de Sousa Coutinho (1782*-1859), 1st Count of Penafiel*This would mean his mother was 47 when he was born. Presumably there is an error here somewhere.
Here is a black and white version of the arms:
