And here we make available to students of the family name Viya an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Viya:
1) The origin of the family name Viya.
2) The meaning of the family name Viya.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Viya.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Viya.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Viya 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 Viya proved their chivalry in this institution.
It is known that the Viya have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Viya:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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That the last name Viya is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Viya are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Viya, to know the fights of nobility of the Viya, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Viya, honorary offices or public offices of the Viya.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Viya. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Viya. The name Viya also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Viya than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
The family name Viya 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 Viya 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 Viya 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 Viya are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Viya 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 Viya 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.
* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* The family name Viya 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 Viya as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Viya
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