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FAMILY VARELA SOTOMAYOR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Varela sotomayor.

Genealogy of family Varela sotomayor, origin of Varela sotomayor, provenance of the family name Varela sotomayor.

History and meaning for Varela sotomayor.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Varela sotomayor 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 Varela sotomayor.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Varela sotomayor:

1) The origin of the family name Varela sotomayor.

2) The meaning of the family name Varela sotomayor.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Varela sotomayor.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Varela sotomayor.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Galicia (Spain).

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

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The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Varela sotomayor appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Varela sotomayor so the Varela sotomayor or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

It may be helpful for those with the name Varela sotomayor to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Varela sotomayor It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Varela sotomayor can have graphic variants.

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

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

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

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

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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