And here we make available to students of the family name Alteza an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alteza:
1) The origin of the family name Alteza.
2) The meaning of the family name Alteza.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Alteza.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Alteza.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Alteza 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 Alteza:
* 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.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Alteza 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 Alteza. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Alteza.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Alteza. 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 Alteza. The name Alteza 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 Alteza than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
The family name Alteza 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 Alteza 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 Alteza 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 Alteza are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Alteza 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 Alteza 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.
* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* The family name Alteza 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 Alteza as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Alteza
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