Rodeiro is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.
And here we make available to students of the family name Rodeiro an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rodeiro:
1) The origin of the family name Rodeiro.
2) The meaning of the family name Rodeiro.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Rodeiro.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Rodeiro.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Rodeiro has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Rodeiro 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 Rodeiro:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* 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 Rodeiro 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 Rodeiro. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Rodeiro.
The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Rodeiro 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 Rodeiro so the Rodeiro 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 Rodeiro 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 Rodeiro and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Rodeiro 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* The family name Rodeiro 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 Rodeiro as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Rodeiro
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