FAMILY VIALA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Viala

Coat of arms and family crest of Viala.

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

History and meaning for Viala.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Viala.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Viala.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Viala:

1) The origin of the family name Viala.

2) The meaning of the family name Viala.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Viala.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Viala.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Viala has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Viala, 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 Viala corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Viala of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Viala are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Viala, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Viala, and origin for the family name Viala, nobiliary titles of the family name Viala and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Viala appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Viala appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Viala alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Viala, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Viala, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Viala.

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

* 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.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* The family name Viala 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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