On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Agramont.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Agramont.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Agramont:
1) The origin of the family name Agramont.
2) The meaning of the family name Agramont.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Agramont.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Agramont.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Agramont has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Agramont have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Agramont:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Agramont appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Agramont. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Agramont.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Agramont has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Agramont and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Agramont have some different spelling.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Agramont. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Agramont. The name Agramont also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Agramont than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.
Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:
1) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* The family name Agramont appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/
Heraldry for family name Agramont as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Agramont
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