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FAMILY CAÑAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cañas.

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

History and meaning for Cañas.

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

The family name Cañas 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 Cañas:

1) The origin of the family name Cañas.

2) The meaning of the family name Cañas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cañas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cañas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Cañas proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Cañas 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 Cañas:

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

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

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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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 Cañas:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cañas.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Cañas, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Cañas corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Cañas of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The family name Cañas is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Cañas that have branches in America and / or Europe.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

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