Family Crest
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Archuleta family crest
| Institute of heraldry diccionario heráldico de apellidos españoles by Juan de Atienza 1546-? | |
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| On a base an oak tree vert
(Continuous growth and fertility) |
The surname Archuleta as shown in the Diccionârio Onomastico y Heraldico Vasco (Basque heraldry dictionary) means oak grove (p-11a, Letter from the drawn University of Nevada, Reno). In Heraldry the leaves are drawn as of huge dimensions in relation to the entire tree. An Oak tree will have a dozen or twenty leaves only to make up the whole “head”. In this way the shape of the left is an invisible indicate the nature of the tree. ‘Vert’ means that the Oak tree is standing on a mount. |
| at foot of truck a wild boar, mouth open
(Bravery; fights to the death) |
At the foot of the oak, there is a boar standing in front of the trunk of the tree. The boar has tusks protruding from the lower jaw, mouth open in a fighting position and tail terminating in a tuff |
| in each blank a horse rampant
Readiness for all employments for king and country) |
On each side of the oak, floating in mid-air, a horse. Horses are expected in heraldry for obvious |
| reguardant all proper | If the horse turn his head to face out of the shield, he is rampant gardant (note there is no ’u’ in the word); he is not on guard, but simply looking. With his head turned completely around so as to gaze over his shoulder to the sinster he is regardant |
| in a bordure azure
(Truth and loyalty) |
The border of the shield is painted sky blue |
| four mullets or
(Divine quality from above; mark of third son) |
These are five or six pointed stars that stand for four events or noteworthy accomplishments |
| Note the yellow or gold background denotes
(Generosity and elevation of the mind) |
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| "500 years of the Archuleta" by Harry M. Archuleta TXu001598502 / 2007-11-05 | Comment: There are a number of heraldry mills, who did not do their research correctly. If they had done their research correctly, they would have seen that the name means "wide place where oak trees grow", so an oak tree had to be a part of the crest. |
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