
Help identifying/analyzing historical crest symbolism and the meaning of specific elements of family crest.
This is a picture of my family crest. I know nothing about what the symbols mean but would love to know a bit more if anyone has any knowledge here.
My ancestors come from Spain but most of my family lineage records come from when one of my great great great great great great grandfathers was assigned some land in Mexico when it was still under Spanish rule. Some of the furthest back information is that a man by the name Don Domingo Felipe de el Conde, bearing a date of birth of May 26, 1660, was born in the Royal Valley of Mena, Province of Cantabria (then under the jurisdiction of Santander). He was the father of Pedro Antonio de el Conde, who served as Mayor of the Town of Villasana in the mid-17th century.
I still carry the last name only that it's been shortened to "del Conde"