FAMILY PALHA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Palha

Coat of arms and family crest of Palha.

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

History and meaning for Palha.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Palha:

1) The origin of the family name Palha.

2) The meaning of the family name Palha.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Palha.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Palha.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Palha:

Name Palha

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Palha.
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The history and heraldry of the family name Palha appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Palha are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Palha.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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