FAMILY ALVAREZ DE AGUIAR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Alvarez de aguiar

Coat of arms and family crest of Alvarez de aguiar.

Genealogy of family Alvarez de aguiar, origin of Alvarez de aguiar, provenance of the family name Alvarez de aguiar.

History and meaning for Alvarez de aguiar.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Alvarez de aguiar.

The surname Alvarez de aguiar is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

The surname Alvarez de aguiar 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 de aguiar:

1) The origin of the family name Alvarez de aguiar.

2) The meaning of the family name Alvarez de aguiar.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alvarez de aguiar.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alvarez de aguiar.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Alvarez de aguiar have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Alvarez de aguiar, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Alvarez de aguiar corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Alvarez de aguiar of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Alvarez de aguiar appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Alvarez de aguiar so the Alvarez de aguiar or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

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) 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:

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

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