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FAMILY CARDO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cardo.

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

History and meaning for Cardo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cardo:

1) The origin of the family name Cardo.

2) The meaning of the family name Cardo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cardo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cardo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Cardo proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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Name Cardo

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cardo.
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Coat of arms for Cardo and the history and origin for the family name Cardo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Cardo, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Cardo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Cardo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Cardo appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Cardo. Covers the birthplace of the name Cardo, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Cardo that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* 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.

* 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.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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