We know that the family name Pere has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.
We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pere:
1) The origin of the family name Pere.
2) The meaning of the family name Pere.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Pere.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Pere.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Pere has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Pere proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Pere have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* The French region of Limoges.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Pere:
* 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.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Pere 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 Pere, 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 Pere, and origin for the family name Pere, nobiliary titles of the family name Pere and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Pere appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Pere 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 Pere alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Pere, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Pere, 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 Pere.The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Pere appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Pere. Covers the birthplace of the name Pere, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Pere 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.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Pere 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 Pere and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Pere 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* The family name Pere 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 Pere as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Pere
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