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FAMILY VAZQUEZ DE CHAVES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Vazquez de chaves.

Genealogy of family Vazquez de chaves, origin of Vazquez de chaves, provenance of the family name Vazquez de chaves.

History and meaning for Vazquez de chaves.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Vazquez de chaves 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 Vazquez de chaves.

The surname Vazquez de chaves is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vazquez de chaves:

1) The origin of the family name Vazquez de chaves.

2) The meaning of the family name Vazquez de chaves.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vazquez de chaves.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vazquez de chaves.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Vazquez de chaves:

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

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

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

The family name Vazquez de chaves appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Vazquez de chaves with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Vazquez de chaves they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Vazquez de chaves certified by King of Arms.

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) 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:

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* 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.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

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