FAMILY FIGUERA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Figuera

Coat of arms and family crest of Figuera.

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

History and meaning for Figuera.

Figuera 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 Figuera 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 Figuera:

1) The origin of the family name Figuera.

2) The meaning of the family name Figuera.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Figuera.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Figuera.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Figuera proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Aragon (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

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

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Figuera, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Figuera and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Figuera. Our infanzons, as surely the Figuera, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Figuera.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Figuera are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Figuera, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Figuera, and origin for the family name Figuera, nobiliary titles of the family name Figuera and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Figuera appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Figuera appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Figuera alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Figuera, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Figuera, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Figuera.

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

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Figuera, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Figuera with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Figuera by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Figuera about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Figuera appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Figuera. Covers the birthplace of the name Figuera, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Figuera 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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