FAMILY ANDINA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Andina

Coat of arms and family crest of Andina.

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

History and meaning for Andina.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Andina 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 Andina.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Andina:

1) The origin of the family name Andina.

2) The meaning of the family name Andina.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Andina.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Andina.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Andina proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Asturias (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Andina appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Andina It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Andina, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Andina appears here very well documented.

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

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:

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* The family name Andina 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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