FAMILY CLARAVALLS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Claravalls

Coat of arms and family crest of Claravalls.

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

History and meaning for Claravalls.

Claravalls is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Claravalls an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Claravalls:

1) The origin of the family name Claravalls.

2) The meaning of the family name Claravalls.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Claravalls.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Claravalls.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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.

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Claravalls appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Claravalls. Covers the birthplace of the name Claravalls, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Claravalls 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.

The history and heraldry of the family name Claravalls appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Claravalls appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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) 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:

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

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

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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