FAMILY ALBIÑANA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name AlbiƱana

Coat of arms and family crest of AlbiƱana.

Genealogy of family AlbiƱana, origin of AlbiƱana, provenance of the family name AlbiƱana.

History and meaning for AlbiƱana.

AlbiƱana is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name AlbiƱana an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The family name AlbiƱana is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ƒ 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 Ƒ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name AlbiƱana:

1) The origin of the family name AlbiƱana.

2) The meaning of the family name AlbiƱana.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name AlbiƱana.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name AlbiƱana.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name AlbiƱana has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the AlbiƱana have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family AlbiƱana:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* 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 AlbiƱana, 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 AlbiƱana corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as AlbiƱana of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name AlbiƱana 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 AlbiƱana. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including AlbiƱana.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name AlbiƱana appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name AlbiƱana. Covers the birthplace of the name AlbiƱana, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name AlbiƱana that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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