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FAMILY MOLLEDA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Molleda.

Genealogy of family Molleda, origin of Molleda, provenance of the family name Molleda.

History and meaning for Molleda.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Molleda.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Molleda:

1) The origin of the family name Molleda.

2) The meaning of the family name Molleda.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Molleda.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Molleda.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Molleda proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Molleda have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Asturias (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Molleda:

* 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.

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Molleda appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Molleda It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Molleda, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Molleda appears here very well documented.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Molleda. 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 Molleda. The name Molleda 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 Molleda 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* The family name Molleda 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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