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FAMILY SESCALA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Sescala.

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

History and meaning for Sescala.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Sescala.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sescala:

1) The origin of the family name Sescala.

2) The meaning of the family name Sescala.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sescala.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sescala.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

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

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Sescala are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Sescala, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Sescala, and origin for the family name Sescala, nobiliary titles of the family name Sescala and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Sescala appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Sescala appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Sescala alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Sescala, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Sescala, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Sescala.

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Sescala, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Sescala with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Sescala by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Sescala about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The family name Sescala appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Sescala has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Sescala arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Sescala are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Sescala are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Sescala have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) 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:

* 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.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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