On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Junqueira.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Junqueira.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Junqueira:
1) The origin of the family name Junqueira.
2) The meaning of the family name Junqueira.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Junqueira.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Junqueira.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Junqueira have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Galicia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Junqueira:
* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.
* 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 Junqueira 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 Junqueira. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Junqueira.
The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Junqueira appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Junqueira so the Junqueira or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* 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.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
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* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* The family name Junqueira 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/
Heraldry for family name Junqueira as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Junqueira
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