And here we make available to students of the family name Compañy 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 Compañy 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 Compañy:
1) The origin of the family name Compañy.
2) The meaning of the family name Compañy.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Compañy.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Compañy.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Compañy 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 Compañy have or have been established, among other places, in:
* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Compañy:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al 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.
* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Compañy, 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 Compañy corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Compañy of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Compañy 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 Compañy. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Compañy.
The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Compañy, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Compañy with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Compañy by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Compañy about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.
* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).
* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* The family name Compañy 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 Compañy as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Compañy
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