On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Mendoza de la vega.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mendoza de la vega.
The surname Mendoza de la vega 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 Mendoza de la vega:
1) The origin of the family name Mendoza de la vega.
2) The meaning of the family name Mendoza de la vega.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Mendoza de la vega.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Mendoza de la vega.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mendoza de la vega:
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Mendoza de la vega 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 Mendoza de la vega, 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 Mendoza de la vega, and origin for the family name Mendoza de la vega, nobiliary titles of the family name Mendoza de la vega and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Mendoza de la vega appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Mendoza de la vega 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 Mendoza de la vega alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Mendoza de la vega, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Mendoza de la vega, 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 Mendoza de la vega.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Mendoza de la vega 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 Mendoza de la vega. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Mendoza de la vega.
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) 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:
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* The family name Mendoza de la vega 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 Mendoza de la vega as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Mendoza de la vega
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