FAMILY BALANDRE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Balandre

Coat of arms and family crest of Balandre.

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

History and meaning for Balandre.

We know that the family name Balandre has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

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 Balandre:

1) The origin of the family name Balandre.

2) The meaning of the family name Balandre.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Balandre.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Balandre.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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 catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Balandre appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Balandre appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Balandre. 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 Balandre. The name Balandre 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 Balandre 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) 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:

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

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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