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FAMILY FLORESTA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Floresta.

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

History and meaning for Floresta.

Floresta 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 Floresta 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 Floresta:

1) The origin of the family name Floresta.

2) The meaning of the family name Floresta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Floresta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Floresta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Italy.

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

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

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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The family name Floresta is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Floresta that have branches in America and / or Europe.

The family name Floresta appears in The Italian Storico-Nobiliare Encyclopedia by Vittorio Spreti collects the heraldry of Italian families, such as those of the family name Floresta. This work was published in 1928 with six volumes, and in 1935 its Appendix with two volumes. Collect the shield, history and origin of the family name Floresta.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Floresta 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 Floresta and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Floresta have some different spelling.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* 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.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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