On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Piquer.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Piquer.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Piquer:
1) The origin of the family name Piquer.
2) The meaning of the family name Piquer.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Piquer.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Piquer.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Piquer has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Piquer proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Piquer have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* Aragon (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Piquer:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* 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.
* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Piquer, 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 Piquer corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Piquer of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Piquer, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Piquer and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Piquer. Our infanzons, as surely the Piquer, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Piquer.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Piquer 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 Piquer. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Piquer.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* 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.
* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.
* The family name Piquer 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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