On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Pedrarias.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Pedrarias.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pedrarias:
1) The origin of the family name Pedrarias.
2) The meaning of the family name Pedrarias.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Pedrarias.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Pedrarias.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Pedrarias:
* 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 Pedrarias:
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Coat of arms for Pedrarias and the history and origin for the family name Pedrarias in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Pedrarias 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 Pedrarias. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Pedrarias.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Pedrarias. 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 Pedrarias. The name Pedrarias 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 Pedrarias 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
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:
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* 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.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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 Pedrarias 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 Pedrarias as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Pedrarias
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