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English: Coat of arms illustration from a grant of nobility from King Philip II of Spain to Alonso de Mesa and Hernando de Mesa.

Other languages:

Bosanski : Ilustracija grba iz povelje o plemstvu kralja Fhilip-a II od Španije Alonso-u de Mesa-i i Hernando-u de Mesa-i

Català : Il·lustració de la concessió d' armes de Felip II el Prudent als encomenderos Alonso de Mesa i Hernando de Mesa.

Čeština : Ilustrace erbu na dokumentu, kterým Filip II. Španělský povýšil Alonsa de Mesa a Hernanda de Mesa do šlechtického stavu

Dansk : Illustration af våbenskjoldet fra den spanske kong Filip 2. 's adling af Alonso de Mesa og Hernando de Mesa.

Deutsch : Wappenzeichnung aus einem Adelsbrief von Philipp II. von Spanien an Alonso de Mesa and Hernando de Mesa

English : Coat of arms illustration from a grant of nobility from King Philip II of Spain to Alonso de Mesa and Hernando de Mesa.

Español : Ilustración del escudo de armas de la concesión de la nobleza a Alonso de Mesa y Hernando de Mesa por parte del rey Felipe II de España.

Français : Illustration d’un blasonnement pour l'anoblissement par Philippe II d'Espagne de Alonso de Mesa et Hernando de Mesa.

Italiano : Illustrazione del blasone concesso dal re Filippo II di Spagna ad Alonso de Mesa e Hernado de Mesa .

Magyar : Címerkép a II. Fülöp spanyol király által Alonso és Hernando de Mesa uraknak adományozott nemesi kiváltságlevélről

Nederlands : Het wapenschild dat in 1566 werd verleend aan de Peruviaanse conquistador en encomendero Alonso de Mesa (ca. 1514-1587) en zijn broer Hernando de Mesa door de Spaanse koning Filips II bij hun verheffing in de adelstand .

Português : Brasão de armas criado por Filipe II de Espanha .

Македонски : Грб од матрикулата при облагородувањето на Алонзо де Меса и Ернандо де Меса од страна на шпанскиот крал Филип II .

Русский : Герб , дарованный Филиппом II конкистадорам Алонсо и Эрнандо де Меса

বাংলা : স্পেনের রাজার দ্বিতীয় ফিলিপের হাতে অঙ্কিত রাজপ্রতীক। আলোনসো দে মেসা এবং হেরনান্দো দে মেসা অঙ্কিত।

한국어 : 스페인의 펠리페 2세가 알론소 드 메사와 헤르난도 드 메사에게 내린 귀족 작위의 문장 삽화.

中文：从西班牙腓力二世给阿隆索德·梅萨和赫尔南多·梅萨的贵族纹章授权手稿复制下来的纹章

中文（繁體）：從西班牙腓力二世給阿隆索德·梅薩和赫爾南多·梅薩的貴族紋章授權手稿複製下來的紋章

Description

English: Coat of arms illustration from a grant of nobility from King Philip II of Spain to Alonso de Mesa and Hernando de Mesa. Digitized from a 19 page manuscript signed by the king.

Français : Illustration d’un blasonnement pour l'anoblissement par Philippe II d'Espagne de Alonso de Mesa et Hernando de Mesa.

Date

25 November 1566

Source

Library of Congress LCCN 2007574385

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Author

King Philip II of Spain (commissioner), Anonymous

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Fully restored version of File:Grant of arms.jpg . Cropped. Distortion corrected. Nearby text removed. Creases removed; staining and spotting corrected. Depigmented areas repigmented. Data reconstructed at shield border and sword hilt. Curves and colors adjusted. See also File:Grant of arms1.tif (partial restoration) and File:Grant of arms2.tif (full restoration, uncompressed).

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