FAMILY BANCES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bances

Coat of arms and family crest of Bances.

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

History and meaning for Bances.

We know that the family name Bances 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 Bances:

1) The origin of the family name Bances.

2) The meaning of the family name Bances.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bances.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bances.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Asturias (Spain).

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Bances appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Bances It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Bances, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Bances appears here very well documented.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Bances 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 Bances and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Bances 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

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