On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Valdecantos.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Valdecantos.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Valdecantos:
1) The origin of the family name Valdecantos.
2) The meaning of the family name Valdecantos.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Valdecantos.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Valdecantos.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Valdecantos has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Valdecantos:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Valdecantos 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 Valdecantos. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Valdecantos.
The family name Valdecantos 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 Valdecantos 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 Valdecantos 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 Valdecantos are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Valdecantos 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 Valdecantos 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* The family name Valdecantos 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 Valdecantos as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Valdecantos
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