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FAMILY BONAVIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Bonavia.

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

History and meaning for Bonavia.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Bonavia.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Bonavia.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bonavia:

1) The origin of the family name Bonavia.

2) The meaning of the family name Bonavia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bonavia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bonavia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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Coat of arms for Bonavia and the history and origin for the family name Bonavia in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Bonavia in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

The family name Bonavia appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Bonavia with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Bonavia they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Bonavia certified by King of Arms.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* The family name Bonavia 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 Bonavia as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Bonavia

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