The heraldry and the history of the family name Carames 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 Carames.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Carames:
1) The origin of the family name Carames.
2) The meaning of the family name Carames.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Carames.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Carames.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Carames 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 Carames 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 Carames:
* 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.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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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 Carames:
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Carames, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Carames corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Carames of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Carames 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 Carames and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Carames have some different spelling.
The family name Carames 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 Carames 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 Carames 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 Carames are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Carames 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 Carames 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
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:
* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.
* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* The family name Carames 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/
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