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FAMILY LEIRAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Leiras.

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

History and meaning for Leiras.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Leiras.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Leiras.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leiras:

1) The origin of the family name Leiras.

2) The meaning of the family name Leiras.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leiras.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leiras.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Leiras 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 Leiras:

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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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 Leiras:

Name Leiras

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Leiras.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Leiras and the history and origin for the family name Leiras in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Leiras

Coat of arms for the name Leiras in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Leiras 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 Leiras and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Leiras 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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Leiras

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