FAMILY HERRANZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Herranz

Coat of arms and family crest of Herranz.

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

History and meaning for Herranz.

We know that the family name Herranz 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 Herranz:

1) The origin of the family name Herranz.

2) The meaning of the family name Herranz.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Herranz.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Herranz.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Herranz 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 Herranz 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 Herranz:

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

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

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

* 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 Herranz, 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 Herranz corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Herranz of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

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

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

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:

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* 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.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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

* 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.

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

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