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FAMILY ALMINA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Almina.

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

History and meaning for Almina.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Almina 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 Almina.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Almina:

1) The origin of the family name Almina.

2) The meaning of the family name Almina.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Almina.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Almina.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Almina have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

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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 Almina:

Name Almina

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burnt parchment for Almina name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Almina.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Almina

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

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The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Almina appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Almina so the Almina or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

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* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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