And here we make available to students of the family name Amposta an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Amposta:
1) The origin of the family name Amposta.
2) The meaning of the family name Amposta.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Amposta.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Amposta.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Amposta 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 Amposta have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Amposta:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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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 Amposta:
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Coat of arms for Amposta and the history and origin for the family name Amposta in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Amposta appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Amposta. Covers the birthplace of the name Amposta, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Amposta that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Amposta 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 Amposta and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Amposta have some different spelling.
The family name Amposta appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Amposta has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Amposta arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Amposta are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Amposta are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Amposta have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.
* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.
* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* The family name Amposta 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 Amposta as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Amposta
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