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FAMILY CASTANEIRA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Castaneira.

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

History and meaning for Castaneira.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Castaneira:

1) The origin of the family name Castaneira.

2) The meaning of the family name Castaneira.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castaneira.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castaneira.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Castaneira 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 Castaneira:

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

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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 Castaneira:

Name Castaneira

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Castaneira. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Castaneira name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Castaneira.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Castaneira

Coat of arms for the name Castaneira in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family name Castaneira 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 Castaneira 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 Castaneira 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 Castaneira are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Castaneira 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 Castaneira 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* 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.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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Castaneira

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