On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Miquel.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Miquel.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Miquel:
1) The origin of the family name Miquel.
2) The meaning of the family name Miquel.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Miquel.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Miquel.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Miquel has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Miquel proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Miquel have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Miquel:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al 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.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Miquel, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Miquel corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Miquel of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Miquel 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 Miquel, 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 Miquel, and origin for the family name Miquel, nobiliary titles of the family name Miquel and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Miquel appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Miquel 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 Miquel alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Miquel, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Miquel, 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 Miquel.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Miquel 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 Miquel. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Miquel.
The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Miquel appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Miquel. Covers the birthplace of the name Miquel, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Miquel 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* The family name Miquel 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 Miquel as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Miquel
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