FAMILY ESCORNALLON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Escornallon

Coat of arms and family crest of Escornallon.

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

History and meaning for Escornallon.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Escornallon have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Escornallon.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Escornallon:

1) The origin of the family name Escornallon.

2) The meaning of the family name Escornallon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Escornallon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Escornallon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* 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 Escornallon 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 Escornallon. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Escornallon.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Escornallon. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Escornallon. The name Escornallon also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Escornallon than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Escornallon appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Escornallon has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Escornallon arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Escornallon are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Escornallon are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Escornallon have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* The family name Escornallon 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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