FAMILY DACOSTA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Dacosta

Coat of arms and family crest of Dacosta.

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

History and meaning for Dacosta.

Dacosta 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 Dacosta 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 Dacosta:

1) The origin of the family name Dacosta.

2) The meaning of the family name Dacosta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dacosta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dacosta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Dacosta 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 Dacosta:

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The family name Dacosta 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 Dacosta that have branches in America and / or Europe.

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

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

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

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:

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* 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.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* The family name Dacosta 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/

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