On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Ahumada.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Ahumada.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ahumada:
1) The origin of the family name Ahumada.
2) The meaning of the family name Ahumada.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Ahumada.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Ahumada.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Ahumada has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Ahumada proved their chivalry in this institution.
It is known that the Ahumada have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Genoa (Italy).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Ahumada:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Le Famiglie Nobili Genovesi, by Angelo Scorza.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Ahumada, 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 Ahumada corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Ahumada of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Ahumada 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 Ahumada. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Ahumada.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Ahumada 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 Ahumada and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Ahumada 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:
* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.
* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* The family name Ahumada 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 Ahumada as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Ahumada
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