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FAMILY LEONOR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Leonor.

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

History and meaning for Leonor.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leonor:

1) The origin of the family name Leonor.

2) The meaning of the family name Leonor.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leonor.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leonor.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Leonor 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 Leonor 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 Leonor:

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The family name Leonor appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Leonor has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Leonor arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Leonor are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Leonor are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Leonor have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) 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:

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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* 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.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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