FAMILY VILLANDIEGO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Villandiego

Coat of arms and family crest of Villandiego.

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

History and meaning for Villandiego.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Villandiego have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Villandiego.

The surname Villandiego is surely of SPANISH TOPONYMIC origin, as it bears the word VILLA (town) in its composition. It owes its origin to some town, or refers to some town.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Villandiego:

1) The origin of the family name Villandiego.

2) The meaning of the family name Villandiego.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Villandiego.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Villandiego.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

It is known that the Villandiego have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Villandiego 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 Villandiego and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Villandiego have some different spelling.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* The family name Villandiego 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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