FAMILY CALELLA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Calella

Coat of arms and family crest of Calella.

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

History and meaning for Calella.

Calella 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 Calella 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 Calella:

1) The origin of the family name Calella.

2) The meaning of the family name Calella.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Calella.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Calella.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Asturias (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Calella appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Calella 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 Calella, 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 Calella appears here very well documented.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Calella appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Calella. Covers the birthplace of the name Calella, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Calella that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* The family name Calella 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/

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