The heraldry and the history of the family name Regueiro have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.
Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Regueiro.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Regueiro:
1) The origin of the family name Regueiro.
2) The meaning of the family name Regueiro.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Regueiro.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Regueiro.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Persons with the name Regueiro proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Regueiro have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Galicia (Spain).
* Canary Islands (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Regueiro:
* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Regueiro 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 Regueiro. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Regueiro.
The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Regueiro appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Regueiro so the Regueiro or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Regueiro has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Regueiro and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Regueiro have some different spelling.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* 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.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* The family name Regueiro 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 Regueiro as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Regueiro
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