On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Viñals.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Viñals.
The family name Viñals is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ñ
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Viñals:
1) The origin of the family name Viñals.
2) The meaning of the family name Viñals.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Viñals.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Viñals.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Viñals 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 Viñals have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Viñals:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Viñals:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Viñals. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Viñals and the history and origin for the family name Viñals in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Viñals, 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 Viñals corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Viñals of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Viñals 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 Viñals. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Viñals.
The history and heraldry of the family name Viñals 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 Viñals appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
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:
* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* The family name Viñals 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 Viñals as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Viñals
Related Words: Viñals family crest | Origin of the name Viñals | Genealogy of the family Viñals | Heraldry of the name Viñals | Coat of arms of Viñals | Genealogy of the Viñals | Origin of the Viñals | Meaning of the name Viñals.
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests