FAMILY CARRASQUILLA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Carrasquilla

Coat of arms and family crest of Carrasquilla.

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

History and meaning for Carrasquilla.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Carrasquilla 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 Carrasquilla.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Carrasquilla:

1) The origin of the family name Carrasquilla.

2) The meaning of the family name Carrasquilla.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Carrasquilla.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Carrasquilla.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Andalusia (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Apellidos y Escudos sevillanos y cordobeses y que pasaron a Indias, by Jose Maria de Mena.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Carrasquilla appears in the book "Apellidos y Escudos sevillanos y cordobeses y que pasaron a Indias" by Jose Maria de Mena. The family names of Seville, among which is the surname Carrasquilla, come mostly from the two hundred knights of lineage who reconquered Seville in 1248, accompanying King San Fernando. These surnames are, in part, from some Sevillians prior to the invasion of Spain by the Moors, that is, they go back to the Visigothic period, and even to Roman times. Some descendants of those Sevillians of the 8th century, after having lived five hundred years in exile in Asturias, Galicia or Leon, returned to Seville. Other surnames from the time of the Reconquest are of Galician, Asturian, Castilian, Catalan or Navarrese origin, of knights of San Fernando that even without coming from old Sevillian families, they decide to stay in this city. There are also family names from Mussulmanic origin. Visit https://www.heraldrycrests.com family name Carrasquilla to know more about the last name Carrasquilla.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Carrasquilla 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 Carrasquilla. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Carrasquilla.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Carrasquilla. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Carrasquilla. The name Carrasquilla also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Carrasquilla than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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) 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:

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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