FAMILY MORQUIERA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Morquiera

Coat of arms and family crest of Morquiera.

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

History and meaning for Morquiera.

We know that the family name Morquiera has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Morquiera:

1) The origin of the family name Morquiera.

2) The meaning of the family name Morquiera.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Morquiera.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Morquiera.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Morquiera has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

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

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The family name Morquiera 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 Morquiera 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 Morquiera 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 Morquiera are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Morquiera 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 Morquiera 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* The family name Morquiera 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/

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