FAMILY FOLGUEIRO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Folgueiro

Coat of arms and family crest of Folgueiro.

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

History and meaning for Folgueiro.

We know that the family name Folgueiro 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 Folgueiro:

1) The origin of the family name Folgueiro.

2) The meaning of the family name Folgueiro.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Folgueiro.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Folgueiro.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Folgueiro, 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 Folgueiro corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Folgueiro of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The family name Folgueiro appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Folgueiro with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Folgueiro they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Folgueiro certified by King of Arms.

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:

* 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.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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