We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
The family name Cañon 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 Cañon:
1) The origin of the family name Cañon.
2) The meaning of the family name Cañon.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cañon.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cañon.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Cañon has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Cañon proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Cañon 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 Cañon:
* 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.
* 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 Cañon:
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Cañon, 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 Cañon corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Cañon of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Cañon 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 Cañon and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Cañon have some different spelling.
The family name Cañon 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 Cañon 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 Cañon 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 Cañon are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Cañon 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 Cañon 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
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:
* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* 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.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* The family name Cañon 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 Cañon as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cañon
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