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FAMILY PERALADA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Peralada.

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

History and meaning for Peralada.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Peralada:

1) The origin of the family name Peralada.

2) The meaning of the family name Peralada.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Peralada.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Peralada.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* 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 Peralada 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 Peralada. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Peralada.

The history and heraldry of the family name Peralada appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Peralada appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Peralada. 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 Peralada. The name Peralada 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 Peralada than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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.

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

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* 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.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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

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