FAMILY IGEA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Igea

Coat of arms and family crest of Igea.

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

History and meaning for Igea.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Igea.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Igea.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Igea:

1) The origin of the family name Igea.

2) The meaning of the family name Igea.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Igea.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Igea.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

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

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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