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FAMILY CASTELANA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Castelana.

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

History and meaning for Castelana.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Castelana:

1) The origin of the family name Castelana.

2) The meaning of the family name Castelana.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castelana.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castelana.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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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 Castelana:

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Castelana 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 Castelana, 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 Castelana, and origin for the family name Castelana, nobiliary titles of the family name Castelana and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Castelana appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Castelana 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 Castelana alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Castelana, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Castelana, 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 Castelana.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* 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.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Castelalt | Go to name Castelanan | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests