Onida, Gian Carlo

Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules. Motto: «Onida» in Sable letters over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Escudo de oro, un árbol arrancado al natural, acompañado en punta de un creciente ranversado de plata y una estrella de gules. Divisa: «Onida» en letras de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de oro.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.

Canting arms of Gian Carlo Onida, Alessandria, emblazoned by me. In Castilian heraldry, the default number of points of a star is 6. In English heraldry, the default number of points of a star is 5. For this reason, in this case I specify six points in English, but I do not do so in Castilian.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, One, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Between, In base, Crescent, Reversed and Mullet.

Style keywords: Metal on metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Onida, Gian Carlo.

Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules. Motto: «Onida» in Sable letters over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Escudo de oro, un árbol arrancado al natural, acompañado en punta de un creciente ranversado de plata y una estrella de gules. Divisa: «Onida» en letras de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de oro.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.

Canting arms of Gian Carlo Onida, Alessandria, emblazoned by me. In Castilian when the scroll placed beneath the shield bears the name, surname, or an identifying designation of the armiger, I refer to it as a «divisa».

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Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, One, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Between, In base, Crescent, Reversed, Mullet, Motto (identification) and Scroll.

Style keywords: Metal on metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Onida, Gian Carlo.

Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules. Crest: Upon helm Argent, barred Or a barred helm Or, a crown of Count. Mantling: On the dexter Vert doubled Or and on the sinister Gules doubled Or.

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.

Canting arms of Gian Carlo Onida, Alessandria, emblazoned by me. «Crescent reversed» means that the points of the crescent are directed toward the base of the shield.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, One, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Between, In base, Crescent, Reversed, Mullet, Crest, Helm, Barred, Crown of Count, Crown, Mantling, Dexter and Doubled.

Style keywords: Metal on metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Onida, Gian Carlo.

Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules. Crest: Upon helm Argent, barred Or a barred helm Or, a crown of Count. Mantling: On the dexter Vert doubled Or and on the sinister Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Onida» in Sable letters over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

Canting arms of Gian Carlo Onida, Alessandria, emblazoned by me. «Crescent reversed» means that the points of the crescent are directed toward the base of the shield. The crescent of these arms is a historical charge Argent placed on a field Or; metal over metal, in Italian heraldic terminology this is described as «cucito» ~ in French and English «cousu» ~ in Spanish «cosido». In Castilian heraldry it is not necessary to specify the number of points of the mullet, since the default value is 6. In English heraldry it is mandatory to specify «mullet of six points», as the default number of points is 5. An «eradicated tree» implies visible roots.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, One, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Between, In base, Crescent, Reversed, Mullet, Crest, Helm, Barred, Crown of Count, Crown, Mantling, Dexter, Doubled, Motto (identification) and Scroll.

Style keywords: Metal on metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Onida, Gian Carlo.

Publication of my heraldic artwork on the blog Twelve Lineages of Soria under the following headline: Coat of arms for the residential town of Abundanttia, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico, work by Dr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas.

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Categories: Link, Civic, United Mexican States, Freehand, Or, Gules, Vert, Mural crown, Crown, Beetle, Trimount and Motto (identification).

Root: Twelve Lineages of Soria.

Publication of my heraldic artwork on the blog Twelve Lineages of Soria under the following headline: Coat of arms for the residential town of Centro de Val’Quirico, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico, work by Dr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas.

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Categories: Link, Civic, United Mexican States, Freehand, Or, Sable, Gules, Argent, Mural crown, Crown, Party per bend, Panther and Rampant.

Root: Twelve Lineages of Soria.

Jorge A. Vera-Ortiz, «Linaje emeritense de don Juan Antonio de Vera y Zúñiga, un pícaro conde genealogista y una creencia muy arraigada», Bulletin No. 257 of the Argentine Institute of Genealogical Sciences, pages 27 to 50, Buenos Aires, November-December 2009.

This article examines the lineage of Don Juan Antonio de Vera y Zúñiga, a count whose life and genealogical work are marked by both wit and controversy. The author, Jorge A. Vera-Ortiz, analyzes how deeply rooted beliefs about the lineage of this figure have influenced the historical perception of his legacy. In this way, from 1617 to 1635, the accumulation of studies that appeared exalting the lineage of the Count of La Roca is astonishing. These works were sometimes published under the names of well-known authors and genealogists, and sometimes under less familiar names, but many authors assume that these works were part of the fertile imagination of Juan Antonio de Vera y Zúñiga himself, who published them under pseudonyms to give them greater authority. The book [Mogrovejo de la Cerda, J.; 1636] would be an example of this practice.

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Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

Classification: Article and Castilian language.

Author: Vera-Ortiz, Jorge A..

The following article cites this bibliographic reference:

• Mogrovejo de la Cerda, J.; 1636

External link:

• Version available online.

Internal resources: A digital and partial transcription of this article..

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, «El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha», edition with illustrations by Gustavo Doré, engravings by H. Pisan, in 2 volumes, printed by Imprenta y Librería Religiosa y Científica del Heredero de Don Pablo Riera, Robador Street, 24 and 26, Barcelona, 1875.

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Original publication date

The original edition of «El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha» was published in 1605, with the second part released in 1615.

Illustrated edition details

This 1875 edition is notable for its elaborate illustrations by Gustavo Doré, a renowned French artist, and the detailed engravings by H. Pisan. The illustrations add a rich visual element to Cervantes' classic text, making this edition a significant artistic interpretation of the original work.

First Part, Chapter XVIII, excerpt

«—That knight you see over there with the yellow arms», Or, «who bears on his shield a crowned lion, bowed at the feet of a maiden, is the valiant Laurcalco, lord of the Silver Bridge;

the other with the golden flowered arms, who bears on his shield three silver crowns on a blue field, is the feared Micocolembo, grand duke of Quirocia;

the other with giant limbs, who stands to his right hand, is the never fearful Brandabarbarán de Boliche, lord of the three Arabias, who comes armed with that serpent's hide and bears on his shield a door, which, according to legend, is one of the doors of the temple that Samson destroyed when he avenged himself on his enemies with his death.

But turn your eyes to the other side and you will see before and in front of the other army the always victorious and never defeated Timonel of Carcajona, prince of New Biscay, who comes armed with quartered arms, blue, green, white, and yellow, and bears on his shield a golden cat on a tawny field, with an inscription that says «Miau», which is the beginning of his lady's name, who, as they say, is the incomparable Miulina, daughter of the duke Alfeñiquén of Algarve;

the other who presses down the back of that powerful steed, who bears arms as white as snow and a shield white and without any charges, is a novice knight, of French nation, named Pierres Papín, lord of the baronies of Utrique;

the other who strikes the flanks with the iron-shod heels of that painted and swift zebra and bears the blue vair arms, is the powerful duke of Nerbia, Espartafilardo del Bosque, who bears as a charge on his shield an asparagus plant, with an inscription in Castilian that says: «Tracks my fate».

And in this way, he went on naming many knights from one and the other squadron that he imagined, and to each of them, he gave arms, colors, charges, and mottos on the spot, driven by the imagination of his never-before-seen madness, and, without stopping, he continued saying...».

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Bibliographical reference of century XVII.

Classification: Castilian language and In black and white.

Author: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de.

Here are the articles quoting this reference:

• Empresa, conjunto de cargas sobre el campo
• Enterprise, set of charges on the field

Continue with: de Pando Villarroya, J. L. P. V.; 2006.