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FAMILY RIALP: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Rialp.

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

History and meaning for Rialp.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Rialp 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 Rialp.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rialp:

1) The origin of the family name Rialp.

2) The meaning of the family name Rialp.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rialp.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rialp.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Rialp:

Name Rialp

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Rialp.
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Coat of arms for Rialp and the history and origin for the family name Rialp in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Rialp in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Rialp, 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 Rialp corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Rialp of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Rialp 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 Rialp appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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

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

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:

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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