On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Alcasoba.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Alcasoba.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alcasoba:
1) The origin of the family name Alcasoba.
2) The meaning of the family name Alcasoba.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Alcasoba.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Alcasoba.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Alcasoba has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Alcasoba:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Alcasoba:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Alcasoba. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Alcasoba and the history and origin for the family name Alcasoba in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Alcasoba appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Alcasoba. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Alcasoba.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Alcasoba. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Alcasoba. The name Alcasoba also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Alcasoba than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
The family name Alcasoba appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Alcasoba has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Alcasoba arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Alcasoba are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Alcasoba are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Alcasoba have made some test of nobility or knightage.
One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.
Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:
1) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* The family name Alcasoba appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/
Heraldry for family name Alcasoba as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Alcasoba
Related Words: Alcasoba family crest | Origin of the name Alcasoba | Genealogy of the family Alcasoba | Heraldry of the name Alcasoba | Coat of arms of Alcasoba | Genealogy of the Alcasoba | Origin of the Alcasoba | Meaning of the name Alcasoba.
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests