FAMILY BILLAFRANCA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Billafranca

Coat of arms and family crest of Billafranca.

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

History and meaning for Billafranca.

We know that the family name Billafranca 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 Billafranca:

1) The origin of the family name Billafranca.

2) The meaning of the family name Billafranca.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Billafranca.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Billafranca.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Billafranca to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Billafranca It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Billafranca can have graphic variants.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* The family name Billafranca 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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