FAMILY MARCA (A): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Marca  (a)

Coat of arms and family crest of Marca (a).

Genealogy of family Marca (a), origin of Marca (a), provenance of the family name Marca (a).

History and meaning for Marca (a).

Marca (a) is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Marca (a) an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Marca (a):

1) The origin of the family name Marca (a).

2) The meaning of the family name Marca (a).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Marca (a).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Marca (a).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Marca (a):

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

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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 Marca (a):

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Marca (a) 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 Marca (a), 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 Marca (a), and origin for the family name Marca (a), nobiliary titles of the family name Marca (a) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Marca (a) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Marca (a) 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 Marca (a) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Marca (a), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Marca (a), 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 Marca (a).

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) 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:

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Marca (a):

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Marca | Go to name Marca de la marque | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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