FAMILY BARRANCO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Barranco

Coat of arms and family crest of Barranco.

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

History and meaning for Barranco.

Barranco is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Barranco an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Barranco:

1) The origin of the family name Barranco.

2) The meaning of the family name Barranco.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Barranco.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Barranco.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Barranco has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Barranco proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Barranco 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 Barranco:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Apendice al 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.

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

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Barranco 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 Barranco and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Barranco have some different spelling.

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

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

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

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* The family name Barranco 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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