And here we make available to students of the family name Elices 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 Elices:
1) The origin of the family name Elices.
2) The meaning of the family name Elices.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Elices.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Elices.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Elices has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Elices proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Elices 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 Elices:
* 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.
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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 Elices:
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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Elices 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 Elices and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Elices have some different spelling.
The family name Elices 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 Elices 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 Elices 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 Elices are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Elices 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 Elices 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* The family name Elices 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 Elices as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Elices
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