CataƱo is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.
And here we make available to students of the family name CataƱo 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 CataƱo is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ć 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 Ć
SEVEN things you should know about the family name CataƱo:
1) The origin of the family name CataƱo.
2) The meaning of the family name CataƱo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name CataƱo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name CataƱo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name CataƱo 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 CataƱo have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family CataƱo:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* 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 CataƱo 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 CataƱo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including CataƱo.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname CataƱo 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 CataƱo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name CataƱo have some different spelling.
The family name CataƱo 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 CataƱo 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 CataƱo 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 CataƱo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name CataƱo 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 CataƱo 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) 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:
* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* The family name CataƱo 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 CataƱo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name CataƱo
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