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FAMILY PASTRANAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Pastranas.

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

History and meaning for Pastranas.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Pastranas have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Pastranas.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pastranas:

1) The origin of the family name Pastranas.

2) The meaning of the family name Pastranas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pastranas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pastranas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Pastranas appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Pastranas. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Pastranas.

It may be helpful for those with the name Pastranas to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Pastranas It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Pastranas can have graphic variants.

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

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

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