FAMILY PIRES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Pires

Coat of arms and family crest of Pires.

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

History and meaning for Pires.

Pires is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Pires an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pires:

1) The origin of the family name Pires.

2) The meaning of the family name Pires.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pires.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pires.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Pires 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 Pires have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Portugal.

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

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Pires appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Pires are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Pires.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Pires 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 Pires. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Pires.

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

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

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

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

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* 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.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

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

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