FAMILY GARCIA-TUÑON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Garcia-tuñon

Coat of arms and family crest of Garcia-tuñon.

Genealogy of family Garcia-tuñon, origin of Garcia-tuñon, provenance of the family name Garcia-tuñon.

History and meaning for Garcia-tuñon.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Garcia-tuñon.

The family name Garcia-tuñon is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ñ

The family name Garcia-tuñon is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Garcia, which appears first, and tuñon.

The surname Garcia-tuñon is a Spanish SURNAME, compound derived from the GARCIA surname, from which we derive the surname García (in Spanish language).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Garcia-tuñon:

1) The origin of the family name Garcia-tuñon.

2) The meaning of the family name Garcia-tuñon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Garcia-tuñon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Garcia-tuñon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Garcia-tuñon 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 Garcia-tuñon 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 Garcia-tuñon:

* 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.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Garcia-tuñon, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Garcia-tuñon corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Garcia-tuñon of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The family name Garcia-tuñon 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 Garcia-tuñon 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 Garcia-tuñon 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 Garcia-tuñon are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Garcia-tuñon 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 Garcia-tuñon 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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