FAMILY ZALDO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Zaldo

Coat of arms and family crest of Zaldo.

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

History and meaning for Zaldo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zaldo:

1) The origin of the family name Zaldo.

2) The meaning of the family name Zaldo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zaldo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zaldo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Zaldo 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 Zaldo proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

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

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Zaldo, 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 Zaldo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Zaldo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

That the last name Zaldo is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Zaldo are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Zaldo, to know the fights of nobility of the Zaldo, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Zaldo, honorary offices or public offices of the Zaldo.

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

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

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

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

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

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

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

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