FAMILY TAPIES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Tapies

Coat of arms and family crest of Tapies.

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

History and meaning for Tapies.

Tapies 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 Tapies 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 Tapies:

1) The origin of the family name Tapies.

2) The meaning of the family name Tapies.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tapies.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tapies.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Tapies 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 Tapies 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 Tapies:

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

The family name Tapies appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Tapies is a surname that has a branch in the Canary Islands. The conquest of the archipelago had begun, formally, in 1402, with the incursions of Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifier de la Salle, in the name of Enrique III, in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro, island that annexed with some ease to Castile. Fernan Peraza did the same with La Gomera. Tenerife is the last island in conquerer, already for the Catholic Monarchs. So, the family names as Tapies have history and heraldry in the Canary Islands. Throughout time, the Canary Islands has been linked to America as a forced passage of the ships to the new continent. The Canary Islands actively participated, as settlers, in the birth of nations and cities. It was island families who founded the cities of Montevideo and San Antonio (Texas) - in the list of defenders of the Alamo abound the Canarian surnames; So, many last names, as it is possible that it is the name Tapies went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Tapies in America.

The family name Tapies 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 Tapies 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 Tapies 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 Tapies are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Tapies 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 Tapies 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

* 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.

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

* 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.

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

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