FAMILY ESPILLES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Espilles

Coat of arms and family crest of Espilles.

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

History and meaning for Espilles.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Espilles:

1) The origin of the family name Espilles.

2) The meaning of the family name Espilles.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Espilles.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Espilles.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Espilles 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 Espilles. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Espilles.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

* The family name Espilles 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 Espilles as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Espilles

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