FAMILY MOXA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Moxa

Coat of arms and family crest of Moxa.

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

History and meaning for Moxa.

Moxa is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Moxa 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 Moxa:

1) The origin of the family name Moxa.

2) The meaning of the family name Moxa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Moxa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Moxa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Moxa 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 Moxa 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 Moxa:

* 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.

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

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

That the last name Moxa is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Moxa 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 Moxa, to know the fights of nobility of the Moxa, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Moxa, honorary offices or public offices of the Moxa.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Moxa. 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 Moxa. The name Moxa 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 Moxa than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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:

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* The family name Moxa 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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