We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rijo:
1) The origin of the family name Rijo.
2) The meaning of the family name Rijo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Rijo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Rijo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Persons with the name Rijo proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Rijo have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Rijo:
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Rijo, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Rijo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Rijo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Rijo 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 Rijo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Rijo 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* 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.
* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.
* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.
* The family name Rijo 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 Rijo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Rijo
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