FAMILY VELOSO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Veloso

Coat of arms and family crest of Veloso.

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

History and meaning for Veloso.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Veloso.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Veloso:

1) The origin of the family name Veloso.

2) The meaning of the family name Veloso.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Veloso.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Veloso.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Veloso has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Veloso proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Veloso have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Portugal.

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* 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.

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Veloso appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Veloso are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Veloso.

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

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Veloso appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Veloso so the Veloso or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

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

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:

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* 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.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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