Coya 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 Coya 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 Coya:
1) The origin of the family name Coya.
2) The meaning of the family name Coya.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Coya.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Coya.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Coya has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Coya proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Coya have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Coya:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Coya:
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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Coya has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Coya and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Coya have some different spelling.
The family name Coya appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Coya has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Coya arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Coya are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Coya are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Coya have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* 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.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* 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.
* The family name Coya 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 Coya as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Coya
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