FAMILY LOPEZ DEL CASTILLO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lopez del castillo

Coat of arms and family crest of Lopez del castillo.

Genealogy of family Lopez del castillo, origin of Lopez del castillo, provenance of the family name Lopez del castillo.

History and meaning for Lopez del castillo.

We know that the family name Lopez del castillo has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The surname Lopez del castillo is of SPANISH origin, composed of the surname itself, which appears first, and what appears after the DEL (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING to some place, etc.

The surname Lopez del castillo is a Spanish SURNAME, composed or derived from the LOPEZ surname, from which we derive the surname Lopez (in Spanish language).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lopez del castillo:

1) The origin of the family name Lopez del castillo.

2) The meaning of the family name Lopez del castillo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lopez del castillo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lopez del castillo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Lopez del castillo:

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* 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 Lopez del castillo 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 Lopez del castillo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Lopez del castillo.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Lopez del castillo. 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 Lopez del castillo. The name Lopez del castillo 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 Lopez del castillo than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Lopez del castillo appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Lopez del castillo has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Lopez del castillo arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Lopez del castillo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Lopez del castillo are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Lopez del castillo have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) 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:

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

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