A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Baquero family of Spain.
bullValour and generosityJ. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“D'azur à une vache pass.”
The Baquero arms were recorded in Andalusia, c. 1722.
Andalusia was the last part of Spain taken back from the Moors, and the land was shared out among the men who took it. A grant of land came with a grant of arms, so the region produced a great many.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Spain in this period.
Reigning in Spain when the Baquero arms are first recorded.
In Spain, a coat of arms was considered a form of property that belonged to the entire family line. These arms were passed down from a father to all his children equally. Younger branches of the family usually kept the original design without needing to add any special marks to distinguish their specific line.
The surname Baquero is rooted in the occupational history of the Iberian Peninsula, specifically linked to the Spanish word "vaquero," which translates to a cowherd or a cattleman. During the early 18th century, families bearing this name were well-established in the Andalusia region, a territory defined by its vast grazing lands and deep connection to livestock farming. By 1722, records indicate that the Baquero family was integrated into the local social fabric of southern Spain, likely serving as essential contributors to the regional agricultural economy. As the name evolved from a professional description into a hereditary surname, it reflected the importance of pastoral life in Andalusian culture. These early ancestors were part of a long tradition of rural workers who managed the herds that sustained the local communities and trade routes of the era.
Latin term for a cow or bovine animal.
