FAMILY CASTIEDO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Castiedo

Coat of arms and family crest of Castiedo.

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

History and meaning for Castiedo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Castiedo:

1) The origin of the family name Castiedo.

2) The meaning of the family name Castiedo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castiedo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castiedo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Castiedo 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 Castiedo:

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

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The family name Castiedo 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 Castiedo 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 Castiedo 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 Castiedo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Castiedo 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 Castiedo 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* 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.

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

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

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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