(last updated on November 16, 2001)

SANTILLAN

COATS OF ARMS

There are 2 entries  in Burke's "General Armory", pg. 670.

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...PIMBLEY'S DICTIONARY OF HERALDRY

...A GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN HERALDRY by JAMES PARKER

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...Santillan of Castille

...As seen in Rolland & Rolland's illustrated version of Rietstap's "Armorial General"...Picture courtesy of David Appleton.

ARMS:..D'or a une tour sommee de trois tourelles d'azur, celle du miheu plus elevee; a la bordure de gueles, charge de huit ecussons d'or, surcharge chacun d'une bande de sable.

CREST:..N/A.

Probable Translation:..A gold shield with a blue tower having three turrets, the middle turret being more elevated, all this within a red border that's charged with eight little gold shields which have a black bend/stripe running through them from the top left of this little shields to the lower right.

...Santillan - Royaume de Grenade

...As seen in Rolland & Rolland's illustrated version of Rietstap's "Armorial General"...Picture courtesy of David Appleton.

ARMS:..D'azur a une tour sommee de trois tourelles d'or; a la bordure du second, charge de quatre ecussons d'azur, surcharge chacun d'une bande d'or, poses 1 en chief, 1 a chaque flanc et 1 en pointe.

CREST:..N/A.

Probable Translation:..A blue shield with a gold tower with three turrets within a border of gold, that border being charged with four small blue shields with a gold bend/stripe; one shield in the center top, two on each side, and one at the bottom of this gold border.

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