FAMILY ORCAJOS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Orcajos

Coat of arms and family crest of Orcajos.

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

History and meaning for Orcajos.

We know that the family name Orcajos has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Orcajos:

1) The origin of the family name Orcajos.

2) The meaning of the family name Orcajos.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Orcajos.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Orcajos.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Orcajos:

* 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 Orcajos, 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 Orcajos corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Orcajos of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The family name Orcajos 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name Orcajos with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents.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 Orcajos they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Orcajos 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

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

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* The family name Orcajos 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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