FAMILY ARQUE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Arque

Coat of arms and family crest of Arque.

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

History and meaning for Arque.

Arque 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 Arque 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 Arque:

1) The origin of the family name Arque.

2) The meaning of the family name Arque.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arque.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arque.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Arque has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Arque proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Arque 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 Arque:

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The family name Arque 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 Arque 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 Arque 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 Arque are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Arque 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 Arque 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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