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FAMILY ANGELO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Angelo.

Genealogy of family Angelo, origin of Angelo, provenance of the family name Angelo.

History and meaning for Angelo.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Angelo.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Angelo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Angelo:

1) The origin of the family name Angelo.

2) The meaning of the family name Angelo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Angelo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Angelo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Angelo has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Angelo proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Angelo have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Angelo:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Angelo are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Angelo, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Angelo, and origin for the family name Angelo, nobiliary titles of the family name Angelo and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Angelo appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Angelo appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Angelo alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Angelo, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Angelo, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Angelo.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Angelo 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 Angelo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Angelo.

That the last name Angelo is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Angelo are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Angelo, to know the fights of nobility of the Angelo, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Angelo, honorary offices or public offices of the Angelo.

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:

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* The family name Angelo 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 Angelo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Angelo

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Angelo:

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