On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Jorcas.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Jorcas.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Jorcas:
1) The origin of the family name Jorcas.
2) The meaning of the family name Jorcas.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Jorcas.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Jorcas.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Jorcas:
* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Jorcas:
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Jorcas, 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 Jorcas corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Jorcas of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The family name Jorcas appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Jorcas with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Jorcas they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Jorcas certified by King of Arms.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* 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.
* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* 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.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* The family name Jorcas 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 Jorcas as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Jorcas
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