Covarrubias (surname)
Covarrubias is a surname in the Spanish language, indicating place of origin, the village and municipality of Covarrubias (province of Burgos, Spain), that was founded in the 7th century by the visigothic king Chindasuinth. It is compounded of the words cova (cave),[1] ruber (red)[2] and the suffix ia (that has the quality of),[3] meaning "the cave that is red" or simply "red cave".[4] Coat of armsIn 1592, A. Sales, in the Book of Armoria, described the coat of arms used by a Covarrubias family of the village of Cocentaina (Province of Alicante, Spain).[5][6] The Book of Armoria describes the coat of arms of the Covarrubias family of Cocentaina as consisting of a quartered Spanish shield with the following characteristics and tinctures:
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