On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Ferreras.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Ferreras.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ferreras:
1) The origin of the family name Ferreras.
2) The meaning of the family name Ferreras.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Ferreras.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Ferreras.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Persons with the name Ferreras proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Ferreras have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Estremadura (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Ferreras:
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Ferreras, 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 Ferreras corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Ferreras of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The history and heraldry of the family name Ferreras appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Ferreras appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Ferreras 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 Ferreras and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Ferreras 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* The family name Ferreras 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/
Heraldry for family name Ferreras as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Ferreras
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