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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
...The shellguard is distinctly Spanish as well, and these cockleshells were seen on many Spanish sword hilts. As far as I have believed, these have more to do with the military orders, primarily that of Santiago de la Espada, the Order of St. James whose symbol was a sword and the shell (la venera).
The inscription in the fuller is typically an acrostic for some invocation or patriotic slogan it seems.
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Yes Jim, "Santiago" and the "vieira".
I beleive it may be also spelled "Santyago".
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