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 Alquijar:
1) The origin of the family name Alquijar.
2) The meaning of the family name Alquijar.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Alquijar.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Alquijar.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Alquijar:
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* 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 Alquijar 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 Alquijar. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Alquijar.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Alquijar. 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 Alquijar. The name Alquijar 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 Alquijar 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* The family name Alquijar 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 Alquijar as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Alquijar
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