We use cookies to analyze our website traffic. You can see our cookie policy here. If you continue browsing you are accepting it.
Policy of cookies +

FAMILY RIESTRA): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Riestra).

Genealogy of family Riestra), origin of Riestra), provenance of the family name Riestra).

History and meaning for Riestra).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Riestra).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Riestra):

1) The origin of the family name Riestra).

2) The meaning of the family name Riestra).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Riestra).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Riestra).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Riestra):

Name Riestra)

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Riestra). Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Riestra) name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Riestra).
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Riestra) and the history and origin for the family name Riestra) in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Riestra)

Coat of arms for the name Riestra) in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Riestra)

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Riestra) 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 Riestra). They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Riestra).

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* 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.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* The family name Riestra) 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 Riestra) as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Riestra)

Related Words: Riestra) family crest | Origin of the name Riestra) | Genealogy of the family Riestra) | Heraldry of the name Riestra) | Coat of arms of Riestra) | Genealogy of the Riestra) | Origin of the Riestra) | Meaning of the name Riestra).

Riestra)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Riestra (garcia de la | Go to name Riet | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests