FAMILY VILLASECO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Villaseco

Coat of arms and family crest of Villaseco.

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

History and meaning for Villaseco.

Villaseco is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Villaseco an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Villaseco 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 Villaseco:

1) The origin of the family name Villaseco.

2) The meaning of the family name Villaseco.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Villaseco.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Villaseco.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Villaseco 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 Villaseco 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 Villaseco:

* 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

The family name Villaseco 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 Villaseco 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 Villaseco 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 Villaseco are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Villaseco 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 Villaseco 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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