FAMILY SANCENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sancena

Coat of arms and family crest of Sancena.

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

History and meaning for Sancena.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Sancena 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 Sancena.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sancena:

1) The origin of the family name Sancena.

2) The meaning of the family name Sancena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sancena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sancena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Sancena proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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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 Sancena:

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Sancena appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Sancena. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Sancena.

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* The family name Sancena 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 Sancena as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Sancena

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