FAMILY BARQUES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Barques

Coat of arms and family crest of Barques.

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

History and meaning for Barques.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Barques have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Barques.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Barques:

1) The origin of the family name Barques.

2) The meaning of the family name Barques.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Barques.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Barques.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Barques are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Barques, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Barques, and origin for the family name Barques, nobiliary titles of the family name Barques and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Barques appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Barques appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Barques alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Barques, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Barques, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Barques.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Barques:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Barquero | Go to name Barques | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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