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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia - Spagna
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La famille espagnole, à l'origine appelée Afrique ou Africaine, s'est répandue en Italie, déjà à l'époque romaine, où elle a pris son nom de famille actuel. L'origine de ce nom de famille devrait dériver du cognomen latin "Africanus", rendu célèbre par le très célèbre Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, à tel point que les vétérans de la campagne d'Afrique pourraient ajouter, s'ils se distinguaient dans les combats, à leur propre nomen le dit cognomen, et par cela Sesto Giulio, auteur d'un commentaire, "très savant" selon les mots de De Sinner, né à Emaus, en Syrie, au troisième siècle du Christ. En Espagne, la famille donna des personnalités très importantes, telles que : Carlos, fils du roi de Tremecen, qui entra dans l'Ordre de Santiago en 1582 ; Felipe, du roi de Marruecos, qui entra dans l'ordre de Santiago en 1594. Sa noblesse est également prouvée par la présence de ses membres, ...
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When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonAfricano
1. Coat of arms of family: Africa, Africano
Language of the text: Italiano
Di nero alle tre bande, la prima d'oro, la seconda di rosso e la terza di verde.
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