And here we make available to students of the family name Riaño an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
The family name Riaño is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ 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 Ñ
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Riaño:
1) The origin of the family name Riaño.
2) The meaning of the family name Riaño.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Riaño.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Riaño.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Riaño 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 Riaño proved their chivalry in this institution.
It is known that the Riaño have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Asturias (Spain).
* Estremadura (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Riaño:
* 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.
* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.
* 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 Riaño, 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 Riaño corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Riaño 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 Riaño 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 Riaño, 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 Riaño, and origin for the family name Riaño, nobiliary titles of the family name Riaño and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Riaño appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Riaño 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 Riaño alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Riaño, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Riaño, 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 Riaño.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Riaño 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 Riaño. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Riaño.
The history and heraldry of the family name Riaño appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Riaño It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Riaño, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Riaño appears here very well documented.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* 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.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* 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.
* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.
* The family name Riaño 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 Riaño as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Riaño
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