FAMILY OLLAVESA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ollavesa

Coat of arms and family crest of Ollavesa.

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

History and meaning for Ollavesa.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ollavesa:

1) The origin of the family name Ollavesa.

2) The meaning of the family name Ollavesa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ollavesa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ollavesa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Ollavesa 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 Ollavesa:

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Ollavesa. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Ollavesa. The name Ollavesa also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Ollavesa than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Ollavesa 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 Ollavesa 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 Ollavesa 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 Ollavesa are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Ollavesa 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 Ollavesa 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* The family name Ollavesa 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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