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FAMILY CAIÑAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Caiñas.

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

History and meaning for Caiñas.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Caiñas have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Caiñas.

The family name Caiñas 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 Caiñas:

1) The origin of the family name Caiñas.

2) The meaning of the family name Caiñas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Caiñas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Caiñas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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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 Caiñas:

Name Caiñas

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

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

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The family name Caiñas appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Caiñas has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Caiñas arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Caiñas are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Caiñas are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Caiñas have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Caiñas to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Caiñas It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Caiñas can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

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