FAMILY CASTROPOL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Castropol

Coat of arms and family crest of Castropol.

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

History and meaning for Castropol.

Castropol 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 Castropol 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 Castropol:

1) The origin of the family name Castropol.

2) The meaning of the family name Castropol.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castropol.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castropol.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Castropol 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 Castropol have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Asturias (Spain).

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

* 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

* 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.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Castropol 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 Castropol, 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 Castropol, and origin for the family name Castropol, nobiliary titles of the family name Castropol and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Castropol appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Castropol 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 Castropol alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Castropol, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Castropol, 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 Castropol.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Castropol appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Castropol 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 Castropol, 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 Castropol 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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