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FAMILY CASTILLO (DEL): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Castillo (del).

Genealogy of family Castillo (del), origin of Castillo (del), provenance of the family name Castillo (del).

History and meaning for Castillo (del).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Castillo (del).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Castillo (del).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Castillo (del):

1) The origin of the family name Castillo (del).

2) The meaning of the family name Castillo (del).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castillo (del).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castillo (del).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Castillo (del) have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Italy.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Castillo (del):

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

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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

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

The family name Castillo (del) appears in The Italian Storico-Nobiliare Encyclopedia by Vittorio Spreti collects the heraldry of Italian families, such as those of the family name Castillo (del). This work was published in 1928 with six volumes, and in 1935 its Appendix with two volumes. Collect the shield, history and origin of the family name Castillo (del).

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Castillo (del):

Castillo (del)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Castillo olivares | Go to name Castillo (del) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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