FAMILY MALACA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Malaca

Coat of arms and family crest of Malaca.

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

History and meaning for Malaca.

Malaca is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Malaca an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Malaca:

1) The origin of the family name Malaca.

2) The meaning of the family name Malaca.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Malaca.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Malaca.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Malaca appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Malaca are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Malaca.

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

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

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:

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* The family name Malaca 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 Malaca as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Malaca

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