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FAMILY CORBO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Corbo.

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

History and meaning for Corbo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Corbo:

1) The origin of the family name Corbo.

2) The meaning of the family name Corbo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Corbo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Corbo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Corbo 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 Corbo have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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Name Corbo

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Corbo.
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Coat of arms for Corbo and the history and origin for the family name Corbo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

The family name Corbo 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 Corbo 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 Corbo 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 Corbo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Corbo 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 Corbo 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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