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FAMILY FONTANELS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fontanels.

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

History and meaning for Fontanels.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fontanels:

1) The origin of the family name Fontanels.

2) The meaning of the family name Fontanels.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fontanels.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fontanels.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Fontanels 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 Fontanels 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 Fontanels:

* 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 Fontanels:

Name Fontanels

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Fontanels.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Fontanels and the history and origin for the family name Fontanels in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Fontanels

Coat of arms for the name Fontanels in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

The family name Fontanels 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 Fontanels 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 Fontanels 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 Fontanels are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Fontanels 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 Fontanels 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

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