FAMILY PEREZ DE RIVERA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Perez de rivera

Coat of arms and family crest of Perez de rivera.

Genealogy of family Perez de rivera, origin of Perez de rivera, provenance of the family name Perez de rivera.

History and meaning for Perez de rivera.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Perez de rivera.

The surname Perez de rivera is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Perez de rivera:

1) The origin of the family name Perez de rivera.

2) The meaning of the family name Perez de rivera.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Perez de rivera.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Perez de rivera.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Perez de rivera have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Perez de rivera:

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Perez de rivera, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Perez de rivera corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Perez de rivera of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Perez de rivera appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Perez de rivera so the Perez de rivera or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

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

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:

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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