FAMILY VILLASSOTO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Villassoto

Coat of arms and family crest of Villassoto.

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

History and meaning for Villassoto.

Villassoto is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Villassoto an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Villassoto is surely of SPANISH TOPONYMIC origin, as it bears the word VILLA (town) in its composition. It owes its origin to some town, or refers to some town.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Villassoto:

1) The origin of the family name Villassoto.

2) The meaning of the family name Villassoto.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Villassoto.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Villassoto.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Villassoto 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 Villassoto:

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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

The family name Villassoto appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Villassoto has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Villassoto arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Villassoto are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Villassoto are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Villassoto have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* 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.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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