We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
The surname Gill de la cuesta is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gill de la cuesta:
1) The origin of the family name Gill de la cuesta.
2) The meaning of the family name Gill de la cuesta.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Gill de la cuesta.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Gill de la cuesta.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gill de la cuesta:
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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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 Gill de la cuesta:
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Gill de la cuesta, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Gill de la cuesta corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Gill de la cuesta of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Gill de la cuesta 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 Gill de la cuesta, 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 Gill de la cuesta, and origin for the family name Gill de la cuesta, nobiliary titles of the family name Gill de la cuesta and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Gill de la cuesta appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Gill de la cuesta 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 Gill de la cuesta alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Gill de la cuesta, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Gill de la cuesta, 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 Gill de la cuesta.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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.
* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* The family name Gill de la cuesta 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 Gill de la cuesta as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Gill de la cuesta
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