FAMILY AGRAZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Agraz

Coat of arms and family crest of Agraz.

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

History and meaning for Agraz.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Agraz.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Agraz.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Agraz:

1) The origin of the family name Agraz.

2) The meaning of the family name Agraz.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Agraz.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Agraz.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Agraz has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Agraz have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Italy.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Agraz are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Agraz, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Agraz, and origin for the family name Agraz, nobiliary titles of the family name Agraz and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Agraz appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Agraz appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Agraz alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Agraz, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Agraz, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Agraz.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Agraz 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 Agraz. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Agraz.

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Agraz appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Agraz so the Agraz or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

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

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

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