FAMILY LASTRA (DE LA LASTRA): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lastra (de la lastra)

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Genealogy of family Lastra (de la lastra), origin of Lastra (de la lastra), provenance of the family name Lastra (de la lastra).

History and meaning for Lastra (de la lastra).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Lastra (de la lastra).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Lastra (de la lastra).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lastra (de la lastra):

1) The origin of the family name Lastra (de la lastra).

2) The meaning of the family name Lastra (de la lastra).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lastra (de la lastra).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lastra (de la lastra).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Lastra (de la lastra):

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Lastra (de la lastra) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Lastra (de la lastra) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Lastra (de la lastra) can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* 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.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

* 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.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* The family name Lastra (de la lastra) 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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