FAMILY ALVAREZ ARMESTO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Alvarez armesto

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We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The surname Alvarez armesto is a Spanish SURNAME, compound derived from the surname ALVAREZ, from which we derive the link to the surname Alvarez (in Spanish language).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alvarez armesto:

1) The origin of the family name Alvarez armesto.

2) The meaning of the family name Alvarez armesto.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alvarez armesto.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alvarez armesto.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* The family name Alvarez armesto 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/

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