FAMILY MAGDALENO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Magdaleno

Coat of arms and family crest of Magdaleno.

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

History and meaning for Magdaleno.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Magdaleno:

1) The origin of the family name Magdaleno.

2) The meaning of the family name Magdaleno.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Magdaleno.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Magdaleno.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Magdaleno 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 Magdaleno 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 Magdaleno:

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The family name Magdaleno appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Magdaleno is a surname that has a branch in the Canary Islands. The conquest of the archipelago had begun, formally, in 1402, with the incursions of Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifier de la Salle, in the name of Enrique III, in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro, island that annexed with some ease to Castile. Fernan Peraza did the same with La Gomera. Tenerife is the last island in conquerer, already for the Catholic Monarchs. So, the family names as Magdaleno have history and heraldry in the Canary Islands. Throughout time, the Canary Islands has been linked to America as a forced passage of the ships to the new continent. The Canary Islands actively participated, as settlers, in the birth of nations and cities. It was island families who founded the cities of Montevideo and San Antonio (Texas) - in the list of defenders of the Alamo abound the Canarian surnames; So, many last names, as it is possible that it is the name Magdaleno went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Magdaleno in America.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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