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FAMILY SANTALLANA (SANTAYANA): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Santallana (santayana).

Genealogy of family Santallana (santayana), origin of Santallana (santayana), provenance of the family name Santallana (santayana).

History and meaning for Santallana (santayana).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Santallana (santayana).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Santallana (santayana):

1) The origin of the family name Santallana (santayana).

2) The meaning of the family name Santallana (santayana).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Santallana (santayana).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Santallana (santayana).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Santallana (santayana):

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

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