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Language of the text: Portugûes
Nobility: Nobres
Nobles in:Portugal (Leon)
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Spanish family whose original nickname is Villafaña, from which a branch passed to Portugal with descent in the province of Beira. A noble sign of this nickname is the coat of arms shown here, which confirms, through its symbols, in a historical-heraldic reading, the certainty of a historical-noble value. One of the Portuguese families uses the following weapons: nine points equipped with silver and red. Several bibliographic sources confirm the marks left by it in history. It seems that in Portugal there are some strains of the same surname with different origins and different nationalities. From data obtained from the archives of families that left for the new world, we know that many were very lucky and, therefore, it is likely that this family is one of the first that started the spread of this nickname also in Brazil. ...
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When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonVillafaña
1. Coat of arms of family: Villafaña
Language of the text: Portugûes
Nove pontos equipolados de prata e de vermelho.
Citado em "Armorial Lusitano - Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal".
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