FAMILY MIRALLES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Miralles

Coat of arms and family crest of Miralles.

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

History and meaning for Miralles.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Miralles have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Miralles.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Miralles:

1) The origin of the family name Miralles.

2) The meaning of the family name Miralles.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Miralles.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Miralles.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Miralles 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 Miralles have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Miralles:

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Miralles are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Miralles, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Miralles, and origin for the family name Miralles, nobiliary titles of the family name Miralles and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Miralles appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Miralles appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Miralles alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Miralles, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Miralles, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Miralles.

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

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Miralles, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Miralles with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Miralles by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Miralles about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Miralles appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Miralles. Covers the birthplace of the name Miralles, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Miralles that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* 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.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* 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.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* 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.

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