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FAMILY OJACASTRO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Ojacastro.

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

History and meaning for Ojacastro.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ojacastro:

1) The origin of the family name Ojacastro.

2) The meaning of the family name Ojacastro.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ojacastro.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ojacastro.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Ojacastro 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 Ojacastro:

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

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

The family name Ojacastro 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 Ojacastro 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 Ojacastro 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 Ojacastro are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Ojacastro 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 Ojacastro 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* 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.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* The family name Ojacastro 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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