FAMILY ALMERIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Almeria

Coat of arms and family crest of Almeria.

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

History and meaning for Almeria.

We know that the family name Almeria has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Almeria:

1) The origin of the family name Almeria.

2) The meaning of the family name Almeria.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Almeria.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Almeria.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Almeria 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 Almeria 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 Almeria:

* 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 Almeria 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 Almeria. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Almeria.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Almeria 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 Almeria and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Almeria have some different spelling.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Almeria. 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 Almeria. The name Almeria 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 Almeria 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* 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.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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