On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Zacoteiras.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Zacoteiras.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zacoteiras:
1) The origin of the family name Zacoteiras.
2) The meaning of the family name Zacoteiras.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Zacoteiras.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Zacoteiras.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Zacoteiras 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 Zacoteiras:
* 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 Zacoteiras 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 Zacoteiras. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Zacoteiras.
The family name Zacoteiras 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 Zacoteiras 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 Zacoteiras 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 Zacoteiras are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Zacoteiras 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 Zacoteiras 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.
* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.
* The family name Zacoteiras 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 Zacoteiras as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Zacoteiras
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