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FAMILY GONZALEZ DE CASTAÑEDA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gonzalez de castañeda.

Genealogy of family Gonzalez de castañeda, origin of Gonzalez de castañeda, provenance of the family name Gonzalez de castañeda.

History and meaning for Gonzalez de castañeda.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gonzalez de castañeda.

The family name Gonzalez de castañeda is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ñ

The surname Gonzalez de castañeda 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 Gonzalez de castañeda:

1) The origin of the family name Gonzalez de castañeda.

2) The meaning of the family name Gonzalez de castañeda.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gonzalez de castañeda.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gonzalez de castañeda.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gonzalez de castañeda:

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

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

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

The family name Gonzalez de castañeda appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Gonzalez de castañeda with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Gonzalez de castañeda they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Gonzalez de castañeda certified by King of Arms.

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

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

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:

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* The family name Gonzalez de castañeda 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/

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