On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Amusategui.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Amusategui.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Amusategui:
1) The origin of the family name Amusategui.
2) The meaning of the family name Amusategui.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Amusategui.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Amusategui.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Amusategui 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 Amusategui have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Amusategui:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Heraldry of Lekeitio.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Amusategui, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Amusategui corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Amusategui of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The family name Amusategui is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Amusategui that have branches in America and / or Europe.
That the last name Amusategui is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Amusategui are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Amusategui, to know the fights of nobility of the Amusategui, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Amusategui, honorary offices or public offices of the Amusategui.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
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* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* The family name Amusategui 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 Amusategui as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Amusategui
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