On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Armuña.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Armuña.
The family name Armuña is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ñ
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Armuña:
1) The origin of the family name Armuña.
2) The meaning of the family name Armuña.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Armuña.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Armuña.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Armuña:
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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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 Armuña:
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Coat of arms for Armuña and the history and origin for the family name Armuña in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Armuña 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 Armuña. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Armuña.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Armuña. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Armuña. The name Armuña also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Armuña than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.
* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.
* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).
* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* The family name Armuña 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 Armuña as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Armuña
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