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FAMILY ALGARVE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Algarve.

Genealogy of family Algarve, origin of Algarve, provenance of the family name Algarve.

History and meaning for Algarve.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Algarve have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Algarve.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Algarve:

1) The origin of the family name Algarve.

2) The meaning of the family name Algarve.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Algarve.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Algarve.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Algarve:

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Algarve:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Algarve.
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Coat of arms for Algarve and the history and origin for the family name Algarve in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Algarve in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Algarve 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 Algarve. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Algarve.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* The family name Algarve 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 Algarve as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Algarve

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