FAMILY GAVIÑA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name GaviƱa

Coat of arms and family crest of GaviƱa.

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

History and meaning for GaviƱa.

We know that the family name GaviƱa 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.

The family name GaviƱa is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ƒ 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 Ƒ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name GaviƱa:

1) The origin of the family name GaviƱa.

2) The meaning of the family name GaviƱa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name GaviƱa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name GaviƱa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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The family name GaviƱa 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 GaviƱa 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 GaviƱa 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 GaviƱa are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name GaviƱa 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 GaviƱa 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* 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.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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