FAMILY PICARDO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Picardo

Coat of arms and family crest of Picardo.

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

History and meaning for Picardo.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Picardo:

1) The origin of the family name Picardo.

2) The meaning of the family name Picardo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Picardo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Picardo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Picardo proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Picardo 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 Picardo:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Picardo has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Picardo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Picardo have some different spelling.

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* 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.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

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

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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