On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Garofalo.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Garofalo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Garofalo:
1) The origin of the family name Garofalo.
2) The meaning of the family name Garofalo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Garofalo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Garofalo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Garofalo 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 Garofalo 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 Garofalo:
* 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.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Garofalo, 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 Garofalo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Garofalo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Garofalo appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Garofalo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Garofalo.
The family name Garofalo 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 Garofalo that have branches in America and / or Europe.
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) 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:
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* The family name Garofalo 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 Garofalo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Garofalo
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