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FAMILY LA CUEVA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of La cueva.

Genealogy of family La cueva, origin of La cueva, provenance of the family name La cueva.

History and meaning for La cueva.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name La cueva.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name La cueva:

1) The origin of the family name La cueva.

2) The meaning of the family name La cueva.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name La cueva.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name La cueva.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name La cueva appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the La cueva are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name La cueva.

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

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

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:

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

* 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.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* 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.

* The family name La cueva 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/

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