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FAMILY VAYA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Vaya.

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

History and meaning for Vaya.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Vaya 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 Vaya.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vaya:

1) The origin of the family name Vaya.

2) The meaning of the family name Vaya.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vaya.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vaya.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Vaya 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 Vaya proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Galicia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Vaya:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Vaya.
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Coat of arms for Vaya and the history and origin for the family name Vaya in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Vaya in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Vaya appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Vaya appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Vaya 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 Vaya so the Vaya or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* 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.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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

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