FAMILY SOPENA (SOPEÑA): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sopena (sopeƱa)

Coat of arms and family crest of Sopena (sopeƱa).

Genealogy of family Sopena (sopeƱa), origin of Sopena (sopeƱa), provenance of the family name Sopena (sopeƱa).

History and meaning for Sopena (sopeƱa).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Sopena (sopeƱa).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Sopena (sopeƱa).

The family name Sopena (sopeƱa) 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 Sopena (sopeƱa):

1) The origin of the family name Sopena (sopeƱa).

2) The meaning of the family name Sopena (sopeƱa).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sopena (sopeƱa).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sopena (sopeƱa).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Sopena (sopeƱa):

* 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 Sopena (sopeƱa) 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 Sopena (sopeƱa). They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Sopena (sopeƱa).

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* 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.

* The family name Sopena (sopeƱa) 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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