FAMILY CAÑELLAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name CaƱellas

Coat of arms and family crest of CaƱellas.

Genealogy of family CaƱellas, origin of CaƱellas, provenance of the family name CaƱellas.

History and meaning for CaƱellas.

The heraldry and the history of the family name CaƱellas 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 CaƱellas.

The family name CaƱellas is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ƒ 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 Ƒ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name CaƱellas:

1) The origin of the family name CaƱellas.

2) The meaning of the family name CaƱellas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name CaƱellas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name CaƱellas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name CaƱellas 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 CaƱellas have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family CaƱellas:

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

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name CaƱellas, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name CaƱellas with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin MŖ Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name CaƱellas by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name CaƱellas about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name CaƱellas appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name CaƱellas. Covers the birthplace of the name CaƱellas, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name CaƱellas that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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