A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Xiques family of Spain.
Reg. 7788 · Spanish, W–Z
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
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Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“D'azur à une colonne, accostée de deux croisettes et surm. d'une troisième croisette, le tout d'arg.”
CataloniaValence · Catalonia, c. 1722
Where the Xiques Arms Were Recorded
Catalonia
Map of Spain showing where the Xiques arms are recorded
The Xiques arms were recorded in Catalonia, c. 1722.
Catalonia lived by sea trade, and its merchant houses were as powerful as its landowners. Both sorts of family took arms, and Barcelona kept records of the houses entitled to bear them.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Spain in this period.
Philip V of Spain
Sovereign of the period
Philip V of Spain
1714–1724
Reigning in Spain when the Xiques arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Spain
In Spain, a coat of arms was considered a form of property that belonged to the entire family line. These arms were passed down from a father to all his children equally. Younger branches of the family usually kept the original design without needing to add any special marks to distinguish their specific line.
Granting authority
The Cronista Rey de Armas was the official body that regulated and granted coats of arms throughout Spain.
How they got arms
Families often obtained their arms through royal grants or by proving their noble status to the official heraldic authority.
Where arms were recorded
Coats of arms were officially recorded in the registers of the Cronista Rey de Armas starting in 1496.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Catalonia.
Origin & History of the Xiques Family in Spain
The family name Xiques finds its historical roots in the northeastern region of Catalonia, where records confirm the presence of family members as early as 1722. During this period, the name was closely tied to the social and agricultural landscape of the rural Catalan countryside. Families bearing this surname were often integrated into the local parish systems, which served as the primary centers for recording births, marriages, and deaths in eighteenth-century Spain. The linguistic structure of the name reflects the distinct Catalan dialect, which evolved from Vulgar Latin and was shaped by the unique cultural identity of the Mediterranean coast. As the family grew, they participated in the typical life of the region, navigating the economic transitions and political shifts that defined the Iberian Peninsula during the Enlightenment.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Siques
A Catalan topographic or habitational term derived from the word for ditches.
This name
XiquesRefers to individuals who lived near or worked with irrigation channels or drainage ditches.
also spelled
Siquier
Xiques
Sikier
Sikes
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Arxiu Diocesà de Girona, Llibres de Baptismes i Matrimonis
Arxiu de la Corona d'Aragó, Cadastre de Catalunya
Alcover, Antoni M., and Francesc de B. Moll, Diccionari català-valencià-balear, 1962
Vinyoles, Teresa-Maria, Història medieval de Catalunya, 2005
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