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FAMILY DACOSTA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dacosta.

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

History and meaning for Dacosta.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dacosta:

1) The origin of the family name Dacosta.

2) The meaning of the family name Dacosta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dacosta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dacosta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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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 Dacosta:

Name Dacosta

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Dacosta.
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Coat of arms for the name Dacosta in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family name Dacosta is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Dacosta that have branches in America and / or Europe.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Dacosta has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Dacosta and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Dacosta have some different spelling.

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

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:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

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

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