On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Bedoya.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Bedoya.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bedoya:
1) The origin of the family name Bedoya.
2) The meaning of the family name Bedoya.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Bedoya.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Bedoya.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Bedoya has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Bedoya proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Bedoya have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Estremadura (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bedoya:
* 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.
* 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.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Bedoya 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 Bedoya. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Bedoya.
That the last name Bedoya is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Bedoya 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 Bedoya, to know the fights of nobility of the Bedoya, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Bedoya, honorary offices or public offices of the Bedoya.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Bedoya has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Bedoya and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Bedoya have some different spelling.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.
* 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.
* 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.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.
* 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.
* The family name Bedoya 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 Bedoya as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Bedoya
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