On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Roquer.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Roquer.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Roquer:
1) The origin of the family name Roquer.
2) The meaning of the family name Roquer.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Roquer.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Roquer.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Roquer 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 Roquer 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 Roquer:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Roquer:
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Coat of arms for Roquer and the history and origin for the family name Roquer in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Roquer 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 Roquer and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Roquer have some different spelling.
The family name Roquer 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 Roquer 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 Roquer 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 Roquer are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Roquer 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 Roquer 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
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:
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.
* The family name Roquer 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 Roquer as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Roquer
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