Image from the US Library of Congress, submitted by Jude Antonio K. Grupe. The arms of King Felipe V of Spain feature prominently on the 1734 Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Islas Filipinas. The map, more commonly known as … Continue reading King Felipe V

Emblazonment with the insignia of the Knights of Rizal by Michael Richards. Matthew Pajares Yngson is a commercial diplomat and cultural ambassador from Pasig and the Commonwealth of Dominica. He is the Representative Councillor of the Caribbean ASEAN Council and the … Continue reading Matthew Pajares Yngson

Emblazonment by D Robert Tunstall, from the Canadian Heraldic Authority. Vincent Beswick-Escanlar is a physician in the Canadian Armed Forces. Emblazonment by Quentin Peacock. Description and symbolism: Arms: The colours blue, gold, red and white reflect the national flag of … Continue reading Vincent Beswick-Escanlar

Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa was Lieutenant General of the Royal Armies and Captain General of the Philippine Islands. He was made Conde de Manila on July 29, 1848. Description and symbolism: Argent, the Cross of the Trinitarian Order, in the … Continue reading Narciso Claveriá y Zalduá

Toribio de Cossío was Governor and Captain General of the Philippines. He was made Marqués de Torre Campo on August 27, 1714. Description and symbolism: Gules, a tree proper between two towers argent, the dexter surmounted by a banner argent … Continue reading Toribio de Cossío

Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia was Captain General of the Philippine Islands and Nueva Vizcaya. He was made Conde del Valle de Orizaba on March 29, 1627. Description and symbolism: Or, three nettles of seven leaves vert above three boulders … Continue reading Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia

As Spanish conquerors and colonists intermarried with Filipinos, those Spaniards with coats of arms would have been entitled to pass them on to their descendants in the Philippines. Several of these shields are collected in the volumes of the Heraldario español, … Continue reading Coats of arms of Spanish settlers in the Philippines