And here we make available to students of the family name Barcala 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 Barcala:
1) The origin of the family name Barcala.
2) The meaning of the family name Barcala.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Barcala.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Barcala.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Barcala 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 Barcala have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Galicia (Spain).
* Canary Islands (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Barcala:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Barcala:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Barcala. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Barcala and the history and origin for the family name Barcala in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Barcala appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Barcala so the Barcala or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Barcala 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 Barcala and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Barcala have some different spelling.
The family name Barcala 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 Barcala 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 Barcala 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 Barcala are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Barcala 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 Barcala 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.
* The family name Barcala 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 Barcala as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Barcala
Related Words: Barcala family crest | Origin of the name Barcala | Genealogy of the family Barcala | Heraldry of the name Barcala | Coat of arms of Barcala | Genealogy of the Barcala | Origin of the Barcala | Meaning of the name Barcala.
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests