On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Postigo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Postigo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Postigo:
1) The origin of the family name Postigo.
2) The meaning of the family name Postigo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Postigo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Postigo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Postigo 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 Postigo have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Postigo:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Postigo:
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Coat of arms for Postigo and the history and origin for the family name Postigo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Postigo, 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 Postigo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Postigo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Postigo 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 Postigo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Postigo.
The family name Postigo is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Postigo that have branches in America and / or Europe.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.
* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* The family name Postigo 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 Postigo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Postigo
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