FAMILY ESCOBILLAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Escobillas

Coat of arms and family crest of Escobillas.

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

History and meaning for Escobillas.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Escobillas have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Escobillas.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Escobillas:

1) The origin of the family name Escobillas.

2) The meaning of the family name Escobillas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Escobillas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Escobillas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Escobillas 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 Escobillas. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Escobillas.

It may be helpful for those with the name Escobillas to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Escobillas It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Escobillas can have graphic variants.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* The family name Escobillas 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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