The heraldry and the history of the family name Zaldo 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 Zaldo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zaldo:
1) The origin of the family name Zaldo.
2) The meaning of the family name Zaldo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Zaldo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Zaldo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Zaldo has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Zaldo proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Zaldo 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 Zaldo:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al 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 Zaldo, 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 Zaldo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Zaldo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Zaldo 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 Zaldo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Zaldo.
That the last name Zaldo is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Zaldo 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 Zaldo, to know the fights of nobility of the Zaldo, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Zaldo, honorary offices or public offices of the Zaldo.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* The family name Zaldo 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 Zaldo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Zaldo
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