FAMILY SANTANDER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Santander

Coat of arms and family crest of Santander.

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

History and meaning for Santander.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Santander:

1) The origin of the family name Santander.

2) The meaning of the family name Santander.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Santander.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Santander.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Santander proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Santander have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

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

* 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.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* 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.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Santander, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Santander with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Santander by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Santander about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The history and heraldry of the family name Santander appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Santander appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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

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

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

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

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

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