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FAMILY DE RIVAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of De rivas.

Genealogy of family De rivas, origin of De rivas, provenance of the family name De rivas.

History and meaning for De rivas.

We know that the family name De rivas has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name De rivas:

1) The origin of the family name De rivas.

2) The meaning of the family name De rivas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name De rivas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name De rivas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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