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FAMILY CAMIÑA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Camiña.

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

History and meaning for Camiña.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Camiña 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 Camiña.

The family name Camiña 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 Camiña:

1) The origin of the family name Camiña.

2) The meaning of the family name Camiña.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Camiña.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Camiña.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Camiña 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 Camiña have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

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

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Camiña appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Camiña so the Camiña or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

That the last name Camiña is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Camiña are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Camiña, to know the fights of nobility of the Camiña, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Camiña, honorary offices or public offices of the Camiña.

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

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

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