FAMILY BENEITEZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Beneitez

Coat of arms and family crest of Beneitez.

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

History and meaning for Beneitez.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Beneitez 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 Beneitez.

The surname Beneitez is of SPANISH origin and probably patronymic of the proper name of Beneito.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Beneitez:

1) The origin of the family name Beneitez.

2) The meaning of the family name Beneitez.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Beneitez.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Beneitez.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Beneitez has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Beneitez proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Beneitez 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 Beneitez:

* 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Beneitez, 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 Beneitez corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Beneitez of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The family name Beneitez 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 Beneitez 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 Beneitez 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 Beneitez are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Beneitez 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 Beneitez 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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