FAMILY DE LA HERRERA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name De la herrera

Coat of arms and family crest of De la herrera.

Genealogy of family De la herrera, origin of De la herrera, provenance of the family name De la herrera.

History and meaning for De la herrera.

The heraldry and the history of the family name De la herrera 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 De la herrera.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name De la herrera:

1) The origin of the family name De la herrera.

2) The meaning of the family name De la herrera.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name De la herrera.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name De la herrera.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family De la herrera:

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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

The family name De la herrera appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name De la herrera with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname De la herrera they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of De la herrera certified by King of Arms.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* 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.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* The family name De la herrera 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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