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FAMILY SEIJO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Seijo.

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

History and meaning for Seijo.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Seijo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Seijo:

1) The origin of the family name Seijo.

2) The meaning of the family name Seijo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Seijo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Seijo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Seijo has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Seijo proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Seijo 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 Seijo:

* 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Seijo 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 Seijo so the Seijo 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 Seijo 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 Seijo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Seijo have some different spelling.

The family name Seijo appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Seijo has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Seijo arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Seijo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Seijo are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Seijo have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

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* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* 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.

* The family name Seijo 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/

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