FAMILY PARRES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Parres

Coat of arms and family crest of Parres.

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

History and meaning for Parres.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Parres:

1) The origin of the family name Parres.

2) The meaning of the family name Parres.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Parres.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Parres.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Parres 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 Parres 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 Parres:

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Parres 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 Parres and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Parres have some different spelling.

The family name Parres 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 Parres 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 Parres 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 Parres are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Parres 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 Parres 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

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