In the Middle Ages, the nobleman was a nobleman.
Hidalgo is a person of noble and generous spirit . The term is also used to name what belongs or relates to said person and the individual who belongs to the nobility or a distinguished class .
The concept can therefore be used as a synonym for noble , although it is usually used to name an untitled nobility (such as the aristocracy ). Nowadays, in any case, it is a term that is infrequently used, since it is archaic.
For example: “A young gentleman has rescued His Majesty from enemy hands,” “To what do I owe your visit, gentleman gentleman?” , “The most valuable thing is that we have achieved victory with a noble and clean method, without resorting to any type of trick.”
The noblemen in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages , nobility was a title or privilege .
A distinction could be made between the hidalgo de sangre (the infanzón or squire who descended from the nobility), the hidalgo de executoria (who has proven to be a hidalgo de sangre), the hidalgo ancestral (who had a plot of land), the hidalgo of four sides ( which proved that his paternal and maternal grandparents were hidalgos), the hidalgo de bragueta (who fathered seven sons consecutively) and the hidalgo de gotera (recognized only in a specific town), among other classes.
Hidalgo is a Mexican state.
a surname
Hidalgo is also a common surname in the Spanish language. Miguel Hidalgo (1753-1811) was one of the illustrious personalities who bore this surname; He was a priest considered the father of the Mexican country for his drive in the fight for independence.
As a surname, Hidalgo was adopted in Spain and has a very remote origin; Some of the families who took him lived in León , Asturias and Galicia . It is known that some of its houses were directly related to the fight against the Moors during the Reconquista; History tells that among the bravest combatants in the taking of Granada there were many with the surname Hidalgo .
The Land of Limia , in Galicia , was one of the locations where many Hidalgos settled, and there their knights repeatedly fought against the Moors. After the capture of Granada , some made this province their new home, which explains why the surname Hidalgo is also found in the history of the Andalusia region .
Shields of the surname Hidalgo
Regarding the shields of the surname Hidalgo , there are various known designs. In the case of the descendants of Pedro de Hidalgo , it shows a castle, ten heads of Moors that have been cut off, and a star; The explanation lies in the story of said squire from Cantabria, included in the book titled " The Castle of Tíscar ", who took possession of an enemy fortress during the Reconquista and managed to eliminate ten sentinels who were guarding one of the towers and whose act His courage encouraged the rest of the soldiers to continue fighting until they won.
Another of the shields consists of an azure background (an adjective that is used to give the name to a type of dark blue widely used in this context) and an eight-pointed star in the center. On the other hand, there are versions that also include an intense red color known in heraldry as gules , with which a fleur-de-lis and a cross above it are embroidered, all on a field of gold, and others that show an imposing golden lion on a field of azure, framed in a red border with four castles and four golden blades.
a mexican state
The State of Hidalgo , finally, is one of the 32 federal entities that make up Mexico .
This state , whose capital is Pachuca de Soto , was created in 1869 by Benito Juárez and has 84 municipalities.