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Family name Cologan

Coat of arms and family crest of Cologan.

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

History and meaning for Cologan.

Cologan 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 Cologan 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 Cologan:

1) The origin of the family name Cologan.

2) The meaning of the family name Cologan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cologan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cologan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Cologan 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 Cologan have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The family Cologan appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Cologan and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Cologan is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

The family name Cologan appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Cologan is a surname that has a branch in the Canary Islands. The conquest of the archipelago had begun, formally, in 1402, with the incursions of Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifier de la Salle, in the name of Enrique III, in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro, island that annexed with some ease to Castile. Fernan Peraza did the same with La Gomera. Tenerife is the last island in conquerer, already for the Catholic Monarchs. So, the family names as Cologan have history and heraldry in the Canary Islands. Throughout time, the Canary Islands has been linked to America as a forced passage of the ships to the new continent. The Canary Islands actively participated, as settlers, in the birth of nations and cities. It was island families who founded the cities of Montevideo and San Antonio (Texas) - in the list of defenders of the Alamo abound the Canarian surnames; So, many last names, as it is possible that it is the name Cologan went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Cologan in America.

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) 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.

* 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.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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