Chavez Family Crest Framed Artprint - Castile & Galicia origin

Celebrate your family heritage with a gift to cherish – the Chavez Family Crest framed and printed on museum-quality matte paper. Beautifully illustrated. Carefully researched. Uniquely personal.

It represents an ancient, distinct branch of the Chavez family that settled within the kingdoms of Castile and Galicia. In Spanish heraldry, records are kept a bit differently than in British or French traditions. Instead of a shield being granted exclusively to one specific individual and passed strictly to an oldest son, Spanish armorials—like the Repertorio de Blasones—register shields to entire linajes (lineages or branches).

This distinguished Chavez coat of arms is a formally documented, court-certified Castilian variant with an illustrious royal lineage. This exact shield is officially preserved in the masterwork of Spanish heraldry, the Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispánica, compiled by Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, the historic King of Arms (Cronista de Armas) for the Spanish Ministry of Justice and appears in the Certificaciones de Armas (Certificates of Nobility) filed between the 16th and 19th centuries.

A notable figure linked to this Chavez family branch was Alonso de Chaves, the ’Imperial Mapmaker’ (c. 1495 – 1587). He was one of the most brilliant scientific minds of the Spanish Renaissance and a monumental figure in the Age of Discovery. Operating from the secretive Casa de la Contratación (House of Trade) in Seville under the Crown of Castile, he served as the Piloto Mayor (Chief Pilot) and Royal Cosmographer for both Emperor Charles V and King Philip II. As the ultimate gatekeeper of the New World, Chaves was entrusted with maintaining the Padrón Real—the highly classified, master world map that every Spanish sea captain was legally required to copy before charting a course across the Atlantic. His legacy beautifully embodies the intellectual, scientific, and maritime mastery of the Castilian heartland, making him a proud historical anchor for the Chávez family name.

About the artist

Each coat of arms in the Family Crests Store is an artwork by heraldic artist Éamonn Breathnach. All are carefully researched, drawing from the earliest available records across multiple heraldic archives. Noted for their elegance and attention to detail, these artworks make meaningful and uniquely personal gifts for any occasion with family and friends.

Product details

• Printed with water-based inks.
• Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Acrylite front protector
• Hanging hardware included

No Warehouses. No Waste. Just for you, made to order.

This product is printed especially for you when ordered, one at a time, by royal decree of Mother Nature to keep the realm beautiful. Family Crests Store guarantees your custom treasure meets all EU and USA safety standards.