The heraldry and the history of the family name Villvelayo 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 Villvelayo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Villvelayo:
1) The origin of the family name Villvelayo.
2) The meaning of the family name Villvelayo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Villvelayo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Villvelayo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Villvelayo:
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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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 Villvelayo:
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Coat of arms for Villvelayo and the history and origin for the family name Villvelayo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Villvelayo, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Villvelayo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Villvelayo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Villvelayo 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 Villvelayo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Villvelayo.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* The family name Villvelayo 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 Villvelayo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Villvelayo
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