FAMILY ZERCALDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Zercalde

Coat of arms and family crest of Zercalde.

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

History and meaning for Zercalde.

Zercalde 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 Zercalde an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zercalde:

1) The origin of the family name Zercalde.

2) The meaning of the family name Zercalde.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zercalde.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zercalde.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Zercalde 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 Zercalde. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Zercalde.

It may be helpful for those with the name Zercalde 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 Zercalde 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 Zercalde 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* The family name Zercalde 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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