FAMILY AGULLO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Agullo

Coat of arms and family crest of Agullo.

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

History and meaning for Agullo.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Agullo.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Agullo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Agullo:

1) The origin of the family name Agullo.

2) The meaning of the family name Agullo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Agullo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Agullo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* 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 coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Agullo 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 Agullo, 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 Agullo, and origin for the family name Agullo, nobiliary titles of the family name Agullo and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Agullo appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Agullo 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 Agullo alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Agullo, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Agullo, 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 Agullo.

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Agullo appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Agullo. Covers the birthplace of the name Agullo, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Agullo 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.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

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* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

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