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FAMILY GUARDAMINO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Guardamino.

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

History and meaning for Guardamino.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Guardamino:

1) The origin of the family name Guardamino.

2) The meaning of the family name Guardamino.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Guardamino.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Guardamino.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Guardamino proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

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

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Guardamino appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Guardamino. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Guardamino.

That the last name Guardamino is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Guardamino are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Guardamino, to know the fights of nobility of the Guardamino, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Guardamino, honorary offices or public offices of the Guardamino.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Guardamino:

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