On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Ballesta.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Ballesta.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ballesta:
1) The origin of the family name Ballesta.
2) The meaning of the family name Ballesta.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Ballesta.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Ballesta.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Ballesta 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 Ballesta:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Ballesta:
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Coat of arms for Ballesta and the history and origin for the family name Ballesta in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The family name Ballesta is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Ballesta that have branches in America and / or Europe.
The family name Ballesta 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 Ballesta 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 Ballesta 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 Ballesta are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Ballesta 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 Ballesta 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* 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.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* The family name Ballesta 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 Ballesta as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Ballesta
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