On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Picavea.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Picavea.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Picavea:
1) The origin of the family name Picavea.
2) The meaning of the family name Picavea.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Picavea.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Picavea.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Picavea has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Picavea proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Picavea 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 Picavea:
* 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 Picavea 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 Picavea. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Picavea.
That the last name Picavea is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Picavea 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 Picavea, to know the fights of nobility of the Picavea, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Picavea, honorary offices or public offices of the Picavea.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Picavea. 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 Picavea. The name Picavea 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 Picavea 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* 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.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* The family name Picavea 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 Picavea as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Picavea
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