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Family name Morenes

Coat of arms and family crest of Morenes.

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

History and meaning for Morenes.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Morenes have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Morenes.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Morenes:

1) The origin of the family name Morenes.

2) The meaning of the family name Morenes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Morenes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Morenes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Morenes 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 Morenes appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Morenes has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Morenes and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Morenes have some different spelling.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* 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.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

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