FAMILY REVILLA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Revilla

Coat of arms and family crest of Revilla.

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

History and meaning for Revilla.

Revilla is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Revilla an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Revilla is surely of SPANISH TOPONYMIC origin, as it bears the word VILLA (town) in its composition. It owes its origin to some town, or refers to some town.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Revilla:

1) The origin of the family name Revilla.

2) The meaning of the family name Revilla.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Revilla.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Revilla.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

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

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Revilla, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Revilla corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Revilla of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Revilla are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Revilla, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Revilla, and origin for the family name Revilla, nobiliary titles of the family name Revilla and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Revilla appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Revilla appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Revilla alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Revilla, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Revilla, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Revilla.

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

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

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

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

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

* 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.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

* 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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