On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name La cerda.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name La cerda.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name La cerda:
1) The origin of the family name La cerda.
2) The meaning of the family name La cerda.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name La cerda.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name La cerda.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family La cerda:
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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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 La cerda:
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Coat of arms for La cerda and the history and origin for the family name La cerda in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name La cerda 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 La cerda. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including La cerda.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name La cerda. 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 La cerda. The name La cerda 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 La cerda 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
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:
* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* 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.
* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* The family name La cerda 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 La cerda as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name La cerda
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