FAMILY ARGANZUA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Arganzua

Coat of arms and family crest of Arganzua.

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

History and meaning for Arganzua.

We know that the family name Arganzua has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arganzua:

1) The origin of the family name Arganzua.

2) The meaning of the family name Arganzua.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arganzua.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arganzua.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Arganzua proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Asturias (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* 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 Arganzua 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 Arganzua. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Arganzua.

The history and heraldry of the family name Arganzua appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Arganzua It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Arganzua, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Arganzua appears here very well documented.

That the last name Arganzua is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Arganzua 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 Arganzua, to know the fights of nobility of the Arganzua, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Arganzua, honorary offices or public offices of the Arganzua.

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

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

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

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