FAMILY SANTAVIDA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Santavida

Coat of arms and family crest of Santavida.

Genealogy of family Santavida, origin of Santavida, provenance of the family name Santavida.

History and meaning for Santavida.

We know that the family name Santavida has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

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 Santavida:

1) The origin of the family name Santavida.

2) The meaning of the family name Santavida.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Santavida.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Santavida.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Santavida proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Santavida, 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 Santavida corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Santavida of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The family name Santavida appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Santavida with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Santavida they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Santavida certified by King of Arms.

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* 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.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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