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FAMILY CASANUEVA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Casanueva.

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

History and meaning for Casanueva.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Casanueva:

1) The origin of the family name Casanueva.

2) The meaning of the family name Casanueva.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Casanueva.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Casanueva.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Casanueva proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Casanueva have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

That the last name Casanueva is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Casanueva 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 Casanueva, to know the fights of nobility of the Casanueva, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Casanueva, honorary offices or public offices of the Casanueva.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Casanueva has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Casanueva and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Casanueva have some different spelling.

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

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:

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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