FAMILY MUÑOZ DE TENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Muñoz de tena

Coat of arms and family crest of Muñoz de tena.

Genealogy of family Muñoz de tena, origin of Muñoz de tena, provenance of the family name Muñoz de tena.

History and meaning for Muñoz de tena.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Muñoz de tena have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Muñoz de tena.

The family name Muñoz de tena is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ 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 Ñ

The surname Muñoz de tena is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Muñoz de tena:

1) The origin of the family name Muñoz de tena.

2) The meaning of the family name Muñoz de tena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Muñoz de tena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Muñoz de tena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Muñoz de tena:

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

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The family name Muñoz de tena 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 Muñoz de tena 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 Muñoz de tena 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 Muñoz de tena are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Muñoz de tena 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 Muñoz de tena have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Muñoz de tena to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Muñoz de tena It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Muñoz de tena can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* The family name Muñoz de tena 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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