On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Balcayo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Balcayo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Balcayo:
1) The origin of the family name Balcayo.
2) The meaning of the family name Balcayo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Balcayo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Balcayo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Balcayo:
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
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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 Balcayo:
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Coat of arms for Balcayo and the history and origin for the family name Balcayo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Balcayo 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 Balcayo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Balcayo.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* bandaNOusar: La Banda es s�mbolo del tahal�, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y tambi�n de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.
* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.
* The family name Balcayo 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 Balcayo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Balcayo
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