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FAMILY GAYO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gayo.

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

History and meaning for Gayo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gayo:

1) The origin of the family name Gayo.

2) The meaning of the family name Gayo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gayo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gayo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Asturias (Spain).

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

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Gayo.
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Coat of arms for Gayo and the history and origin for the family name Gayo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Gayo

Coat of arms for the name Gayo in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Gayo 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 Gayo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Gayo.

The history and heraldry of the family name Gayo appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Gayo It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Gayo, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Gayo appears here very well documented.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Gayo 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 Gayo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Gayo 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

* 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.

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

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

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