FAMILY MIRAVALLES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Miravalles

Coat of arms and family crest of Miravalles.

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

History and meaning for Miravalles.

We know that the family name Miravalles 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 Miravalles:

1) The origin of the family name Miravalles.

2) The meaning of the family name Miravalles.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Miravalles.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Miravalles.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Miravalles proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Miravalles have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Asturias (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Miravalles appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Miravalles It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Miravalles, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Miravalles appears here very well documented.

That the last name Miravalles is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Miravalles are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Miravalles, to know the fights of nobility of the Miravalles, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Miravalles, honorary offices or public offices of the Miravalles.

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

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

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

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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