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FAMILY BOCOS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Bocos.

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

History and meaning for Bocos.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bocos:

1) The origin of the family name Bocos.

2) The meaning of the family name Bocos.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bocos.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bocos.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Bocos has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Bocos proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

That the last name Bocos is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Bocos are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Bocos, to know the fights of nobility of the Bocos, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Bocos, honorary offices or public offices of the Bocos.

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

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

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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