We know that the family name Represa 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 Represa:
1) The origin of the family name Represa.
2) The meaning of the family name Represa.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Represa.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Represa.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Represa has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Represa proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Represa have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Represa:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Represa, 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 Represa corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Represa of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Represa 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 Represa. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Represa.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Represa has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Represa and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Represa have some different spelling.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* The family name Represa 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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