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FAMILY CELANOVA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Celanova.

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

History and meaning for Celanova.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Celanova:

1) The origin of the family name Celanova.

2) The meaning of the family name Celanova.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Celanova.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Celanova.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Galicia (Spain).

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Celanova appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Celanova so the Celanova or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Celanova. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Celanova. The name Celanova also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Celanova than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Celanova 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 Celanova 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 Celanova 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 Celanova are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Celanova 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 Celanova 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) 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:

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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