FAMILY GALCERAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Galceran

Coat of arms and family crest of Galceran.

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

History and meaning for Galceran.

Galceran 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 Galceran 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 Galceran:

1) The origin of the family name Galceran.

2) The meaning of the family name Galceran.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Galceran.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Galceran.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Galceran 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 Galceran have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Galceran 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 Galceran appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

The family name Galceran appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Galceran 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 Galceran 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 Galceran went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Galceran in America.

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

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

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* The family name Galceran 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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