FAMILY COSTEYOS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Costeyos

Coat of arms and family crest of Costeyos.

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

History and meaning for Costeyos.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Costeyos:

1) The origin of the family name Costeyos.

2) The meaning of the family name Costeyos.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Costeyos.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Costeyos.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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