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FAMILY JOSA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Josa.

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

History and meaning for Josa.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Josa:

1) The origin of the family name Josa.

2) The meaning of the family name Josa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Josa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Josa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Josa proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Josa have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Italy.

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

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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 Josa:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Josa.
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Coat of arms for Josa and the history and origin for the family name Josa in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Josa

Coat of arms for the name Josa in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Josa appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Josa. Covers the birthplace of the name Josa, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Josa that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

The history and heraldry of the family name Josa appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Josa appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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

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

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:

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* 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.

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

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* 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.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Josa:

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