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In
a typical Spanish style,
the shield is divided
per pale with the dexter
side representing the
Mosquera line; two
wolves’ heads on a white
field. The original
Mosquera arms are listed
in the Armorial Europe
Reitstap as "Argent,
five wolves’ heads
Sable, langued Gules,
2,1 and 2.".
The
sinister side represents
the Castelo line; on a
red field a castle
(argent) upon a green
mound (base). Almost all
Castelo arms feature a
castle (there are nine
entries in Reitstap).
The red field with a
green base (mound) is
not considered to be a
violation of the
so-called tincture rules
because it is a division
of the field.
Spanish
heraldry style and
practice follows the
Iberian branch of the
Latin heraldry tradition
and charges shown on
Spanish armorial
bearings can depict
historical events or
deeds of war. Iberian
heraldry also allows
words and letters on the
shield itself, a
practice which is
considered incorrect in
northern Europe.
The
bordure (border) is
divided per pale, red
and blue, and has upon
it the date 1845
commemorating the
election of Tomás
Cipriano de Mosquera,
the armiger’s great
grandfather, to the
Presidency of The
Republic of New Grenada.
The date is set between
two coronets of a
Captain General (Tomás
Cipriano de Mosquera
held the rank of Grand
General) along with the
golden cups representing
other family members.
The coronets are those
allowed to a Captain
General, the
highest-ranking Spanish
military coronet
(Introducción a la
heráldica y manual de
heráldica militar
española. Madrid:
Ministerio de Defensa,
2010).
The
Crest is a black
cockapoo, the armiger’s
beloved pet dog.
The
Motto is that of The
Republic of New Grenada:
Libertad y Orden
(English: Liberty and
Order).
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