FAMILY SOSVILLA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sosvilla

Coat of arms and family crest of Sosvilla.

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

History and meaning for Sosvilla.

Sosvilla 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 Sosvilla an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Sosvilla 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 Sosvilla:

1) The origin of the family name Sosvilla.

2) The meaning of the family name Sosvilla.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sosvilla.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sosvilla.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

It is known that the Sosvilla 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 Sosvilla:

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Sosvilla has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Sosvilla and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Sosvilla have some different spelling.

The family name Sosvilla 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 Sosvilla 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 Sosvilla 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 Sosvilla are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Sosvilla 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 Sosvilla 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* The family name Sosvilla 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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