Escudo Varela/Taboada/Feijoo/Osorio - Ourense, Galicia, España
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna
N 42° 20.136 W 007° 51.777
29T E 593671 N 4687664
Coat of arms of four surnames
Waymark Code: WM13CJ9
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 11/08/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 3

It is on the Saco y Arce house. Juan Antonio Saco y Arce was born in 1835, in Alongos (Toen), a town near Ourense and died in 1881. Writer and linguist, he wrote the first modern Galician grammar.

Coat of arms quartered in a cross, it bears: 1) five diminished bars, accompanied at the top by three fleurs-de-lis and
half-wheel tip of Santa Catalina, arms of VARELA; 2) four trimmed sticks placed in a girdle
with borda of eight boilers, arms of TABOADA; 3) sword fixed lying down with six bezantes, three to
each side placed on FEIJOO stick, and 4) two passing wolves placed on thirteen stick and edge
crosses of San Andrés, arms of OSORIO. Stamped with a tufted helmet, surrounded by lambrequins
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner)

Full name of the bearer: Casa Saco y Arce

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
Casa Saco y Arce


Material / Design: Stone

Blazon (heraldic description):
Coat of arms quartered in a cross, it bears: 1) five diminished bars, accompanied at the top by three fleurs-de-lis and half-wheel tip of Santa Catalina, arms of VARELA; 2) four trimmed sticks placed in a girdle with borda of eight boilers, arms of TABOADA; 3) sword fixed lying down with six bezantes, three to each side placed on FEIJOO stick, and 4) two passing wolves placed on thirteen stick and edge crosses of San Andrés, arms of OSORIO. Stamped with a tufted helmet, surrounded by lambrequins Font: http://taboadasanz.es/images/file/labrasheraldicasdelaciudaddeourense.pdf


Address:
Rúa Cardenal cisneros 9


Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed

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