FAMILY FRANQUIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Franquis

Coat of arms and family crest of Franquis.

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

History and meaning for Franquis.

Franquis 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 Franquis 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 Franquis:

1) The origin of the family name Franquis.

2) The meaning of the family name Franquis.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Franquis.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Franquis.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

It is known that the Franquis 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 Franquis:

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

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

The family name Franquis appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Franquis is a surname that has a branch in the Canary Islands. The conquest of the archipelago had begun, formally, in 1402, with the incursions of Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifier de la Salle, in the name of Enrique III, in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro, island that annexed with some ease to Castile. Fernan Peraza did the same with La Gomera. Tenerife is the last island in conquerer, already for the Catholic Monarchs. So, the family names as Franquis have history and heraldry in the Canary Islands. Throughout time, the Canary Islands has been linked to America as a forced passage of the ships to the new continent. The Canary Islands actively participated, as settlers, in the birth of nations and cities. It was island families who founded the cities of Montevideo and San Antonio (Texas) - in the list of defenders of the Alamo abound the Canarian surnames; So, many last names, as it is possible that it is the name Franquis went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Franquis in America.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Franquis 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 Franquis and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Franquis 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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