FAMILY MONTCADA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Montcada

Coat of arms and family crest of Montcada.

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

History and meaning for Montcada.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Montcada.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Montcada.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montcada:

1) The origin of the family name Montcada.

2) The meaning of the family name Montcada.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montcada.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montcada.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

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

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

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The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Montcada appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Montcada. Covers the birthplace of the name Montcada, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Montcada 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.

The history and heraldry of the family name Montcada appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Montcada appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

The family name Montcada appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Montcada is a surname that has a branch in the Canary Islands. The conquest of the archipelago had begun, formally, in 1402, with the incursions of Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifier de la Salle, in the name of Enrique III, in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro, island that annexed with some ease to Castile. Fernan Peraza did the same with La Gomera. Tenerife is the last island in conquerer, already for the Catholic Monarchs. So, the family names as Montcada have history and heraldry in the Canary Islands. Throughout time, the Canary Islands has been linked to America as a forced passage of the ships to the new continent. The Canary Islands actively participated, as settlers, in the birth of nations and cities. It was island families who founded the cities of Montevideo and San Antonio (Texas) - in the list of defenders of the Alamo abound the Canarian surnames; So, many last names, as it is possible that it is the name Montcada went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Montcada in America.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* 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.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* The family name Montcada 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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