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FAMILY CASTRELO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Castrelo.

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

History and meaning for Castrelo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Castrelo:

1) The origin of the family name Castrelo.

2) The meaning of the family name Castrelo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castrelo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castrelo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Galicia (Spain).

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Castrelo appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Castrelo so the Castrelo or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Castrelo. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Castrelo. The name Castrelo also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Castrelo than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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

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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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