FAMILY FERREYRA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ferreyra

Coat of arms and family crest of Ferreyra.

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

History and meaning for Ferreyra.

Ferreyra 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 Ferreyra 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 Ferreyra:

1) The origin of the family name Ferreyra.

2) The meaning of the family name Ferreyra.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ferreyra.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ferreyra.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Ferreyra have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Aragon (Spain).

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

* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.

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For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Ferreyra, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Ferreyra and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Ferreyra. Our infanzons, as surely the Ferreyra, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Ferreyra.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* 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.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

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

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