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FAMILY GONSALVES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gonsalves.

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

History and meaning for Gonsalves.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gonsalves have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Gonsalves.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gonsalves:

1) The origin of the family name Gonsalves.

2) The meaning of the family name Gonsalves.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gonsalves.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gonsalves.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Gonsalves appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Gonsalves some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Gonsalves in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

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

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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