▁and ▁related ▁line ages ▁were ▁hid alg os ▁de ▁sang re , ▁that ▁is ▁to ▁say , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁str atum ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility ▁who ▁were ▁of ▁noble ▁descent ▁by ▁blood ▁and ▁not ▁by ▁privile ge . ▁They ▁were ▁ex empt ed ▁from ▁pay ing ▁tax es , ▁usually ▁owned ▁some ▁land ▁and ▁properties , ▁and ▁displayed ▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁in ▁their ▁resid ences ' ▁fac ades ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁their ▁bur ial s . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁family ▁was ▁divided ▁in ▁two ▁main ▁branches , ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁Fernando ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro , ▁whose ▁line age ▁th riv ed ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁Juan ▁Diego ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁who ▁initially ▁lived ▁in ▁Val encia . ▁Doctor ▁José ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁y ▁Par amo ▁( 1 8 6 6 - 1 9 4 2 ) ▁and ▁José ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁y ▁Mont oro ▁( 1 8 6 5 - 1 9 3 9 ), ▁two ▁prominent ▁Spanish ▁figures ▁of ▁this ▁name , ▁do ▁not ▁belong ▁to ▁these ▁branches ▁though . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁seats ▁of ▁the ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁family ▁were ▁the ▁Casa ▁Do ▁Pa cio , ▁the ▁Paz o ▁de ▁S ist allo , ▁both ▁in ▁Cos pe ito , ▁L ugo ,