On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Cabeza de vaca.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Cabeza de vaca.
The surname Cabeza de vaca is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cabeza de vaca:
1) The origin of the family name Cabeza de vaca.
2) The meaning of the family name Cabeza de vaca.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cabeza de vaca.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cabeza de vaca.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Cabeza de vaca 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 Cabeza de vaca have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Galicia (Spain).
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Estremadura (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cabeza de vaca:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.
* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Cabeza de vaca are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Cabeza de vaca, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Cabeza de vaca, and origin for the family name Cabeza de vaca, nobiliary titles of the family name Cabeza de vaca and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Cabeza de vaca appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Cabeza de vaca appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Cabeza de vaca alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Cabeza de vaca, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Cabeza de vaca, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Cabeza de vaca.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Cabeza de vaca 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 Cabeza de vaca. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Cabeza de vaca.
The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Cabeza de vaca appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Cabeza de vaca so the Cabeza de vaca or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* The family name Cabeza de vaca 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/
Heraldry for family name Cabeza de vaca as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cabeza de vaca
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