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FAMILY MASCAREÑO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Mascareño.

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

History and meaning for Mascareño.

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

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

The family name Mascareño is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ñ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mascareño:

1) The origin of the family name Mascareño.

2) The meaning of the family name Mascareño.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mascareño.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mascareño.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Mascareño 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 Mascareño:

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The family name Mascareño appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Mascareño 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 Mascareño 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 Mascareño went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Mascareño in America.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Mascareño 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 Mascareño and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Mascareño 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

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