FAMILY BERLANGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Berlanga

Coat of arms and family crest of Berlanga.

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

History and meaning for Berlanga.

We know that the family name Berlanga has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Berlanga:

1) The origin of the family name Berlanga.

2) The meaning of the family name Berlanga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Berlanga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Berlanga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Berlanga proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* The province of Soria (Spain).

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

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

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

* Heraldry of Soria.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

The family name Berlanga 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 Berlanga 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 Berlanga 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 Berlanga are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Berlanga 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 Berlanga 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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