King of Castile from 1217 to 1252 and of León from 1230 to 1252.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the king, as interpreted as follows: the shield’s shape is pointed and rounded; the field, the castles, the lions, and the crown have been illuminated; only the castles and the lions have been shaded; and the whole composition features a raised-line finish.
Between the years 1217-1229, King Ferdinand III, before adopting this quarterly shield and when he was only King of Castile, in his seals «bears the arms of Leon (family arms) on the shield of the equestrian image and carries on the reverse the emblem of Castile (territorial sign)» [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1988; page 537].
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Shaded and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Ferdinand III of Castile.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
I emblazoned the coat of arms of the King with an external shape ending in an ogee arch, the field, castles, lions, and crown are outlined; and all have a crystal clear finishing.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Ogee, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Marmoreal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Alphonse X of Castile.
Son of Alfonso X of Castile and Violant of Aragon.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the king interpreted by me as follows: the shield of arms has a rounded (semicircular) base; the quarters are in flat tinctures Argent and Gules; the castles, lions and crown are illuminated; the castles and lions are shaded; and the whole has a parchment finish.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated and Parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Sancho IV of Castile.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the Kingdom of Castile and León which I have interpreted as follows: the shield has a rounded (semicircular) base; the quarters are illuminated in flat tinctures Argent and Gules; the castles, lions and crown are illuminated; the lion and its crown are outlined in the colour of the field; the open royal crown; the royal Castilian castle is outlined in Sable, which is said to be masoned; the owner, the shield and its blazon are framed within a border also representing the arms of the Kingdom, this frame being formed by 76 small castles and 2 large ones in two corners, and 76 small crowned lions and 2 large ones in the other two corners; and the whole set appears as if illuminated upon an old parchment.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated and Old parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Frame, Kingdom of Castile and Leon and Canting.
Bearer: Castile and León.
Marshal of Castile, first Lord of Baena and plenipotentiary ambassador to the court of Portugal (1355–1435).
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Coat of arms del que fue mariscal de Castilla interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is illuminated in flat metal Or; its three fesses illuminated in Gules y outlined in Sable; y el conjunto con un plastered finish.
He served under the kings John I of Castile, Henry III of Castile, and John II of Castile.
These three bars of the Fernández de Córdoba lineage are found, for example, in the first quarter of the coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Enríquez de Aguilar, known as *El Gran Capitán*.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Gesso.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo, Diego.
Blazon equivalent to: Berry of Molland.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or.
Escudo partido: 1o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro.
Civic coat of arms interpreted by me as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field, the castle and the lion are illuminated; the lion and its crown are outlined in the colour of the field; the open royal crown and the castle are outlined in Sable, in the case of the castle because it is masoned; and the whole has a canvas texture.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Purpure, Gules, Or, Azure, Castle, Lion, Port and windows, Masoned, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Crown and Open royal crown.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Cáceres, Province of.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or. Motto: «Región Militar Centro» over a scroll Or.
Coat of arms (1984-1997 and 1997-2002) of the former Central Military Region, also called 1st Military Region, where I serve. I interpreted and emblazoned now this coat of arms with a semi-circular ended shape.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Castle, Or, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Motto (identification) and Scroll.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Central Military Region.
Alfonso X of Castile, The Wise, «The Seven-Part Code», its estimated completion year is 1265.
This is the copy I can consult, as it is available in the Hispanic Digital Library, it is a manuscript measuring 42 by 30 centimeters that once belonged to Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, first Duke of Arévalo, which later came into the possession of the Catholic Monarchs, initially Queen Isabella I of Castile, and after her death, King Ferdinand reclaimed it for the price of 5,251 maravedis. The original is housed in the National Library, in display case 4/6.
This copy, in addition to its numerous capital letters, has 8 illustrated pages, which according to its subsequent hand-numbering in pencil are:
The coat of arms that illustrates this bibliographic reference is that of Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán. For the creation of his chain, I followed the illustration of his 2 coats of arms on the already mentioned page 6 of this manuscript.
It is one of my favorite manuscripts and, perhaps, the one with which I have created the most things.
Bibliographical reference of century XIII.
Classification: Castilian language, Manuscript and In color.
The author is Alfonso X of Castile.
Bibliographical reference mentioned in the following article:
External links:
Internal resources: AlfonsoXDeCastilla1265.7Partidas.10642.pdf.
Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, «Medieval Spanish Heraldry I: The Royal House of Leon and Castile», illustrations by Jaime Bugallal y Vela, edited by the Salazar and Castro Institute, (C. S. I. C. Higher Center for Scientific Research), published by Hidalguía, 271 pages, size 24 x 17 cm, includes color plates, Legal deposit M. 22.165-1982, ISBN 84-00-05150-5, printed by Imprenta Sáez, Madrid, 1982.
Bibliographical reference of century XX.
Classification: Black and white with color plates and Castilian language.
Author: Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, Faustino.
Internal resources: Physical book in paper.
Pedro Serra i Rosell, architect and Vice President of the SCGHSVN, «Transmission of armorial bearings in the Kingdom of Castile in the 13th century. The arms of Don Enrique de Castilla, son of Fernando III the Saint.», published in Paratge, quaderns d'estudis de genealogia, heràldica, sigil·lografia i nobiliària, published by the Societat Catalana de Genealogia, Heràldica, Sigil·lografia, Vexil·lologia i Nobiliària, SCGHSVN, pages 187-192, issue 29, ISSN 1130-3395, Sant Cugat del Vallès, 2016,
Bibliographical reference of century XXI.
Classification: Article, Castilian language and Black and white and color illustrations.
The author is Serra i Rosell, Pedro.
Internal resources: SerraiRosellP2016.TransmisionCastilla.pdf PDF Format.
Water, Eagle, Bald eagle, Eagle claw, Dorsal fin, Tail fin, Two hands clasped, Lark, Tree, Trunk, Rainbow, Atom, Barbel, Acorn, Bighorn sheep, Arm, Owl, Vulture, Horse, Head, Goat, Camellia, Thistle, Merino ram, Kapok tree, Stag, Doe, Crescent, Increscent, Chrysanthemum, Tail, Tail addorsed, Ermine spot, Hummingbird, Snowflake, Heart, Roe deer, Neck, Roe deers' attires, Raven, Dolphin, Diamond, Tooth, Elephant, Emerald, Starling, Mullet, Mullet of four points, Star of David, Estoile, Male figure, Fleur de lis, Flower, Cornflower, Dogwood flower, Lotus flower, Hop cone, Bluebonnet, Puffin, Ash, Rooster, Claw, Talon, Goose, Heron, Seagull, Pomegranate, Sunflower, Swallow-tail, Falcon, Leaf, Boar, Goldfinch, Laurel, Barn owl, Lion, Lioness, Lion passant, Leopard, Lion rampant guardant, Lynx, Lily, Madonna lily, Flame, Wolf, She-wolf, Parrot, Moon, Hand, Apple, Apple tree, Martlet, Wing, Two wings in vol, Covert, Blackbird, Mount, Trimount, Fly, Wrist, Elm, Olive tree, Orbital, Bear, Palm frond, Palm tree, Dove, Poplar leaf, Panther, Jaguar, Vine, Paw, Forepaw, Foot (palmiped), Foreleg, Peacock, Chest, Pelican, Pelican in her piety, Dog, Brach hound, Warren hound, Fish, Hoof, Beak, Quill, Cinquefoil, Quetzal, Branch, Sprig, Frog, Shamrock, Caboshed, Oak, Holm oak, Rose, Double rose, Savage, Serpent, Plough of Ursa Major, Sun, Sun in splendour, Ray of the sun, Lightning flash, River, Stem, Badger, Tyger, Linden, Wheat, Wheat spike, Bull, Tulip, Udder, Escallop and Fox.
Halberd, Plough share, Ace of spades, Anchor, Cyclamor, Torch, Bow, Arch, Harp, Non-classic artifact, Winnowing fan, Crozier, Conductor's baton, Pair of scales, Ship, Norman ship, Beret, Grenade, Ecclesiastical cap, Arm vambraced, Knight, Chain, Covered cup, Monstrance, Bell, Bell tower, Cannon dismounted, Carbuncle, Castle, Ribbon, Clarion, Nail, Cord, Dagger, Key ward, Turret, With a turret, Armillary sphere, Sword, Federschwert, Sabre, Parchment, Scroll, Arrow, Club, Garb, Sheaf of tobacco, Scythe, Gauntlet, Axe, Buckle, Galician granary, Polish winged hussar, Church, Oil lamp, Spear, Spear's head, Fleam, Letter, Book, Open book, Closed book, Bookmark, Page, Line, Lantern, Key, Four crescents joined millsailwise, Hammer, Menorah, Mortar, Pestle, Number, Knot, Celtic Trinity knot, Water-bouget, Comb, Piano, Millstone, Millrind, Millwheel, Clay pot, Bridge, Cuffed, Hourglass, Chess rooks, Compass rose, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Mullet of six points pierced, Broken, Portcullis, Wheel, Wagon-wheel, Symbol, Sackbut, Drum, Geometric solid, Tetrahedron, Tower, Trident, Trumpet, Double vajra and Anvil.
Angel, Archangel, Heart enflamed, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Paschal lamb, Dragon, Wyvern, Phoenix, Garuda, Griffin, Sea-griffin, Winged hand, Our Lady of Mercy, Pegasus, Saint George, Mermaid, Trinity, Triton, Golden fleece, Unicorn and Ouroboros.
Port and windows, Alphonse X of Castile, Parchment, Old parchment, Armed, Article, Azure, Bend, Bibliography, Surmounted, Chain, Castile and León, Castle, Central Military Region, Crest, Ogee, Crown, Open royal crown, Crowned, Quarterly, Cáceres, Province of, Outlined in sable, Motto (identification), Army and Navy, Black and white with color plates, Black and white and color illustrations, In color, Fabric, Coat of arms, Personal, Gules, Illuminated, Interpreted, Langued, Castilian language, Lion, Masoned, Semi-circular, Or, Party per pale, Argent, Without divisions, Civic, Purpure, Rampant, Rounded, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Sable and One.
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