FAMILY OLANO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Olano

Coat of arms and family crest of Olano.

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

History and meaning for Olano.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Olano have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Olano.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Olano:

1) The origin of the family name Olano.

2) The meaning of the family name Olano.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Olano.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Olano.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Olano proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Galicia (Spain).

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto 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 Olano 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 Olano. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Olano.

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

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Olano appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Olano so the Olano or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* The family name Olano 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/

Heraldry for family name Olano as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Olano

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