On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Carbo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Carbo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Carbo:
1) The origin of the family name Carbo.
2) The meaning of the family name Carbo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Carbo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Carbo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Carbo 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 Carbo have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Carbo:
* 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.
* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.
* 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 Carbo:
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Coat of arms for Carbo and the history and origin for the family name Carbo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Carbo, 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 Carbo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Carbo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Carbo 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 Carbo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Carbo.
The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Carbo, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Carbo with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Carbo by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Carbo about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.
The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Carbo appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Carbo. Covers the birthplace of the name Carbo, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Carbo that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
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.
* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.
* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.
* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* The family name Carbo 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 Carbo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Carbo
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