FAMILY LERCARA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lercara

Coat of arms and family crest of Lercara.

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

History and meaning for Lercara.

We know that the family name Lercara has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lercara:

1) The origin of the family name Lercara.

2) The meaning of the family name Lercara.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lercara.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lercara.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* 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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Lercara 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 Lercara, 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 Lercara, and origin for the family name Lercara, nobiliary titles of the family name Lercara and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Lercara appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Lercara 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 Lercara alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Lercara, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Lercara, 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 Lercara.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Lercara. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Lercara. The name Lercara also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Lercara than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Lercara appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Lercara has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Lercara arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Lercara are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Lercara are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Lercara have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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:

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* 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.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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