FAMILY SESMA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sesma

Coat of arms and family crest of Sesma.

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

History and meaning for Sesma.

We know that the family name Sesma has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sesma:

1) The origin of the family name Sesma.

2) The meaning of the family name Sesma.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sesma.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sesma.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Sesma 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 Sesma proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

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

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Studied by Jaime de Querejeta or other writers in names of Basque and Navarre origin.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The last name Sesma is a Basque or Navarrese surname. It happens with the Basque or Navarrese surnames that are recognizable even if they are the first time they are heard, which happens often because there are Basque family names with very few effective, that can be considered authentic oddities, this happens because Basque last names, such as name Sesma, are closely related to the topography and toponymy of the Basque Country rather than names of trades or proper names, as in the Castilian surnames. However, the last name Sesma may originate from other places and settled in the Basque Country or Navarre. Visit https://www.heraldrycrests.com for more data.

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

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

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

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:

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

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