FAMILY MASQUEFA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Masquefa

Coat of arms and family crest of Masquefa.

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

History and meaning for Masquefa.

Masquefa 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 Masquefa 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 Masquefa:

1) The origin of the family name Masquefa.

2) The meaning of the family name Masquefa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Masquefa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Masquefa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Masquefa 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 Masquefa:

* 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.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Masquefa. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Masquefa. The name Masquefa also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Masquefa than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Masquefa 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 Masquefa 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 Masquefa 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 Masquefa are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Masquefa 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 Masquefa 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* The family name Masquefa 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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