FAMILY MEGIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Megia

Coat of arms and family crest of Megia.

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

History and meaning for Megia.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Megia:

1) The origin of the family name Megia.

2) The meaning of the family name Megia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Megia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Megia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Megia proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Megia have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Andalusia (Spain).

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

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

* Apellidos y Escudos sevillanos y cordobeses y que pasaron a Indias, by Jose Maria de Mena.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Megia appears in the book "Apellidos y Escudos sevillanos y cordobeses y que pasaron a Indias" by Jose Maria de Mena. The family names of Seville, among which is the surname Megia, come mostly from the two hundred knights of lineage who reconquered Seville in 1248, accompanying King San Fernando. These surnames are, in part, from some Sevillians prior to the invasion of Spain by the Moors, that is, they go back to the Visigothic period, and even to Roman times. Some descendants of those Sevillians of the 8th century, after having lived five hundred years in exile in Asturias, Galicia or Leon, returned to Seville. Other surnames from the time of the Reconquest are of Galician, Asturian, Castilian, Catalan or Navarrese origin, of knights of San Fernando that even without coming from old Sevillian families, they decide to stay in this city. There are also family names from Mussulmanic origin. Visit https://www.heraldrycrests.com family name Megia to know more about the last name Megia.

The family name Megia 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 Megia 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 Megia 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 Megia are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Megia 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 Megia 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

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

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

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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