A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Trigo family of Spain.
lionCourage, strength and royaltyJ. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“D'or au lion dragonné de sin.”
The Trigo arms were recorded in Spain, c. 1722.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Castile.
Castile was the heart of Spain and the source of most of its noble families. Land won in the long wars against the Moors was granted out to fighting men, and a man granted land was granted arms along with it.
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 Trigo 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 Trigo is a topographic name that originated in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically within the region of Castile. In Spanish, the word *trigo* means wheat, suggesting that the earliest ancestors who adopted this name were likely farmers or merchants involved in the grain trade. By the early 18th century, the family was well-established in the Castilian landscape, a region defined by its vast plains and agricultural importance. As the family grew, members moved throughout the Spanish territories, carrying the name as a reflection of their connection to the land and the essential crops that sustained their communities. This history highlights how surnames often served as a direct link to a family's daily labor and their specific role within the rural economy of early modern Spain.
Latin term referring to the cereal grain wheat.
