FAMILY ANDOSILLA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Andosilla

Coat of arms and family crest of Andosilla.

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

History and meaning for Andosilla.

Andosilla 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 Andosilla an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Andosilla:

1) The origin of the family name Andosilla.

2) The meaning of the family name Andosilla.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Andosilla.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Andosilla.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Andosilla 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 Andosilla have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Aragon (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.

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For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Andosilla, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Andosilla and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Andosilla. Our infanzons, as surely the Andosilla, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Andosilla.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Andosilla are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Andosilla, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Andosilla, and origin for the family name Andosilla, nobiliary titles of the family name Andosilla and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Andosilla appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Andosilla appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Andosilla alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Andosilla, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Andosilla, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Andosilla.

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

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* 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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* The family name Andosilla 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 Andosilla as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Andosilla

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