Bordes 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 Bordes 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 Bordes:
1) The origin of the family name Bordes.
2) The meaning of the family name Bordes.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Bordes.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Bordes.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Bordes 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 Bordes have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* The French region of Limoges.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bordes:
* 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
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Bordes 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 Bordes, 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 Bordes, and origin for the family name Bordes, nobiliary titles of the family name Bordes and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Bordes appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Bordes 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 Bordes alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Bordes, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Bordes, 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 Bordes.The history and heraldry of the family name Bordes 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 Bordes appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Bordes 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 Bordes and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Bordes have some different spelling.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
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:
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* 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.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* The family name Bordes 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 Bordes as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Bordes
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