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FAMILY RUAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Ruas.

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

History and meaning for Ruas.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ruas:

1) The origin of the family name Ruas.

2) The meaning of the family name Ruas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ruas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ruas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Ruas have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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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 Ruas:

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Ruas to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Ruas It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Ruas can have graphic variants.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* 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.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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