On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Villans.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Villans.
The surname Villans 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 Villans:
1) The origin of the family name Villans.
2) The meaning of the family name Villans.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Villans.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Villans.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Villans 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 Villans have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Galicia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Villans:
* 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.
* 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 Villans 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 Villans. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Villans.
The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Villans 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 Villans so the Villans or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.
The family name Villans 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 Villans 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 Villans 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 Villans are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Villans 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 Villans 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.
* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.
* The family name Villans 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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