FAMILY ASENCIO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Asencio

Coat of arms and family crest of Asencio.

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

History and meaning for Asencio.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Asencio have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Asencio.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Asencio:

1) The origin of the family name Asencio.

2) The meaning of the family name Asencio.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Asencio.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Asencio.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

That the last name Asencio is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Asencio 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 Asencio, to know the fights of nobility of the Asencio, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Asencio, honorary offices or public offices of the Asencio.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Asencio has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Asencio and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Asencio have some different spelling.

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

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:

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

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* The family name Asencio 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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