FAMILY GINES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gines

Coat of arms and family crest of Gines.

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

History and meaning for Gines.

We know that the family name Gines 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 Gines:

1) The origin of the family name Gines.

2) The meaning of the family name Gines.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gines.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gines.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Gines, 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 Gines corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Gines of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Gines 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 Gines. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Gines.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Gines appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Gines. Covers the birthplace of the name Gines, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Gines that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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

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:

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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