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FAMILY CARROFA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Carrofa.

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

History and meaning for Carrofa.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Carrofa:

1) The origin of the family name Carrofa.

2) The meaning of the family name Carrofa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Carrofa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Carrofa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Carrofa has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

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

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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 Carrofa:

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The family name Carrofa 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 Carrofa 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 Carrofa 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 Carrofa are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Carrofa 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 Carrofa 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) 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 Carrofa 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 Carrofa as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Carrofa

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