FAMILY CUENYA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cuenya

Coat of arms and family crest of Cuenya.

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

History and meaning for Cuenya.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cuenya:

1) The origin of the family name Cuenya.

2) The meaning of the family name Cuenya.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cuenya.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cuenya.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Cuenya 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 Cuenya:

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

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The family name Cuenya 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 Cuenya 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 Cuenya 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 Cuenya are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Cuenya 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 Cuenya have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* 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.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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