We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
The surname Velaz de medrano is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Velaz de medrano:
1) The origin of the family name Velaz de medrano.
2) The meaning of the family name Velaz de medrano.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Velaz de medrano.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Velaz de medrano.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Velaz de medrano 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 Velaz de medrano have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Velaz de medrano:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Velaz de medrano, 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 Velaz de medrano corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Velaz de medrano of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Velaz de medrano 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 Velaz de medrano. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Velaz de medrano.
That the last name Velaz de medrano is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Velaz de medrano are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Velaz de medrano, to know the fights of nobility of the Velaz de medrano, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Velaz de medrano, honorary offices or public offices of the Velaz de medrano.
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) 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:
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* The family name Velaz de medrano 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 Velaz de medrano as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Velaz de medrano
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