FAMILY GALMES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Galmes

Coat of arms and family crest of Galmes.

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

History and meaning for Galmes.

We know that the family name Galmes has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Galmes:

1) The origin of the family name Galmes.

2) The meaning of the family name Galmes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Galmes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Galmes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Galmes has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

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

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The family name Galmes 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 Galmes 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 Galmes 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 Galmes are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Galmes 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 Galmes have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Galmes to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Galmes It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Galmes can have graphic variants.

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

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

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

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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