The heraldry and the history of the family name Alcayada have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.
Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Alcayada.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alcayada:
1) The origin of the family name Alcayada.
2) The meaning of the family name Alcayada.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Alcayada.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Alcayada.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Alcayada:
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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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 Alcayada:
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Coat of arms for Alcayada and the history and origin for the family name Alcayada in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Alcayada 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 Alcayada. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Alcayada.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Alcayada. 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 Alcayada. The name Alcayada 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 Alcayada than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* The family name Alcayada 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 Alcayada as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Alcayada
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