On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Gordoncillo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gordoncillo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gordoncillo:
1) The origin of the family name Gordoncillo.
2) The meaning of the family name Gordoncillo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Gordoncillo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Gordoncillo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Gordoncillo has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Gordoncillo 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 Gordoncillo:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* 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.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Gordoncillo 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 Gordoncillo, 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 Gordoncillo, and origin for the family name Gordoncillo, nobiliary titles of the family name Gordoncillo and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Gordoncillo appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Gordoncillo 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 Gordoncillo alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Gordoncillo, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Gordoncillo, 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 Gordoncillo.That the last name Gordoncillo is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Gordoncillo 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 Gordoncillo, to know the fights of nobility of the Gordoncillo, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Gordoncillo, honorary offices or public offices of the Gordoncillo.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Gordoncillo. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Gordoncillo. The name Gordoncillo also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Gordoncillo than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* 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.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* The family name Gordoncillo 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 Gordoncillo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Gordoncillo
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