FAMILY DIEZ DE TEJADA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Diez de tejada

Coat of arms and family crest of Diez de tejada.

Genealogy of family Diez de tejada, origin of Diez de tejada, provenance of the family name Diez de tejada.

History and meaning for Diez de tejada.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Diez de tejada.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Diez de tejada.

The surname Diez de tejada is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Diez de tejada:

1) The origin of the family name Diez de tejada.

2) The meaning of the family name Diez de tejada.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Diez de tejada.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Diez de tejada.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Diez de tejada 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 Diez de tejada:

* 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.

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Diez de tejada 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 Diez de tejada, 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 Diez de tejada, and origin for the family name Diez de tejada, nobiliary titles of the family name Diez de tejada and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Diez de tejada appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Diez de tejada 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 Diez de tejada alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Diez de tejada, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Diez de tejada, 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 Diez de tejada.

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Diez de tejada. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Diez de tejada. The name Diez de tejada also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Diez de tejada than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

* 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.

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

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

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* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* The family name Diez de tejada 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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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Diez de tejada:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Diez de tablares | Go to name Diez de tejada | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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