FAMILY MEGIAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Megias

Coat of arms and family crest of Megias.

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

History and meaning for Megias.

Megias 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 Megias 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 Megias:

1) The origin of the family name Megias.

2) The meaning of the family name Megias.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Megias.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Megias.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Megias 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 Megias have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The family name Megias appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Megias 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 Megias 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 Megias went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Megias in America.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Megias 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 Megias and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Megias have some different spelling.

The family name Megias 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 Megias 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 Megias 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 Megias are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Megias 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 Megias 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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:

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* 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.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* 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.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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