FAMILY ALMOGAVAR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Almogavar

Coat of arms and family crest of Almogavar.

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

History and meaning for Almogavar.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Almogavar.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Almogavar.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Almogavar:

1) The origin of the family name Almogavar.

2) The meaning of the family name Almogavar.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Almogavar.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Almogavar.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Almogavar to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Almogavar It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Almogavar can have graphic variants.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* The family name Almogavar 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/

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