FAMILY VILLODRIGO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Villodrigo

Coat of arms and family crest of Villodrigo.

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

History and meaning for Villodrigo.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Villodrigo.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Villodrigo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Villodrigo:

1) The origin of the family name Villodrigo.

2) The meaning of the family name Villodrigo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Villodrigo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Villodrigo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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

The family name Villodrigo appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Villodrigo has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Villodrigo arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Villodrigo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Villodrigo are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Villodrigo have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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