On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Balquende.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Balquende.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Balquende:
1) The origin of the family name Balquende.
2) The meaning of the family name Balquende.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Balquende.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Balquende.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Balquende:
* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Balquende:
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The family name Balquende is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Balquende that have branches in America and / or Europe.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
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:
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.
* 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 Balquende 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 Balquende as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Balquende
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