FAMILY BERGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Berga

Coat of arms and family crest of Berga.

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

History and meaning for Berga.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Berga:

1) The origin of the family name Berga.

2) The meaning of the family name Berga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Berga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Berga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Berga 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 Berga proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

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

* 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 Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Berga 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 Berga, 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 Berga, and origin for the family name Berga, nobiliary titles of the family name Berga and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Berga appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Berga 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 Berga alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Berga, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Berga, 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 Berga.

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

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Berga, 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 Berga with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Berga by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Berga 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 book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Berga appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Berga. Covers the birthplace of the name Berga, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Berga that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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