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FAMILY CATAÑY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Catañy.

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

History and meaning for Catañy.

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

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

The family name Catañy 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 Catañy:

1) The origin of the family name Catañy.

2) The meaning of the family name Catañy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Catañy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Catañy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

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

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

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Catañy:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Catañy.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Catañy 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 Catañy. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Catañy.

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Catañy, 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 Catañy with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Catañy by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Catañy 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.

The history and heraldry of the family name Catañy appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Catañy appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, 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.

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

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

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