FAMILY ALCAYZAGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Alcayzaga

Coat of arms and family crest of Alcayzaga.

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

History and meaning for Alcayzaga.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Alcayzaga have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Alcayzaga.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alcayzaga:

1) The origin of the family name Alcayzaga.

2) The meaning of the family name Alcayzaga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alcayzaga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alcayzaga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Alcayzaga to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Alcayzaga It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Alcayzaga can have graphic variants.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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