Covarrubias
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| Meaning | Red cave(s) |
| Region of origin | Cocentaina, Spain |
| Language(s) of origin | Valencian |
Covarrubias is a surname in the Spanish language, although it is derived from the Valencian language, as Catalan is designated in the region. It originated in the town of Cocentaina, province of Alicante[1] in the Valencian Community, Spain.
It is compounded of the words cova (cave)[2], ruber (red)[3] and the suffix ia (that has the quality of),[4] meaning "the cave that is red" or simply "red cave".[5] Its correspondent coat of arms was first described in 1592.[1]
There is a village and municipality of the same name in northern Spain, that was founded in the 7th century by the visigothic king Chindasuinth.
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[edit] Coat of arms
The familiar coat of arms was described in 1592 by A. Sales, accordingly to the "Book of Armoria".[1] It consists in a quartered Spanish shield, of the following characteristics and tinctures:
- 1st field: Azure (blue), with five stars in azure
- 2nd field: Or (gold), with four fess (bands) in gules (red)
- 3rd field: Argent (silver), and a fess in sable (black)
- 4th field: Azure, and a cross in argent
[edit] Spelling variations
- Cabarrubias (in the Philippines)
- Cobarrubia
- Covarubia
- Covaruvias
[edit] Famous people
Some famous people named Covarrubias are:
- Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican artist, ethnologist and art historian
- Sebastián de Covarrubias, a lexicographer.
- Marita Covarrubias, fictional character of the series The X-Files
- [Erasmo Covarrubias]],Mexican soccer player]]
