FAMILY MARAÑA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name MaraƱa

Coat of arms and family crest of MaraƱa.

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

History and meaning for MaraƱa.

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

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

The family name MaraƱa 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 MaraƱa:

1) The origin of the family name MaraƱa.

2) The meaning of the family name MaraƱa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name MaraƱa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name MaraƱa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name MaraƱa 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 MaraƱa:

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

It may be helpful for those with the name MaraƱa 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 MaraƱa 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 MaraƱa 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestķan los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentįndola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el ańadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* The family name MaraƱa 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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