FAMILY ESPINOSA (COMTES): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Espinosa (comtes)

Coat of arms and family crest of Espinosa (comtes).

Genealogy of family Espinosa (comtes), origin of Espinosa (comtes), provenance of the family name Espinosa (comtes).

History and meaning for Espinosa (comtes).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Espinosa (comtes).

This family name Espinosa (comtes) held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Espinosa (comtes):

1) The origin of the family name Espinosa (comtes).

2) The meaning of the family name Espinosa (comtes).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Espinosa (comtes).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Espinosa (comtes).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Espinosa (comtes):

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

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

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

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Espinosa (comtes):

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