FAMILY BICUÑA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bicuña

Coat of arms and family crest of Bicuña.

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

History and meaning for Bicuña.

Bicuña is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Bicuña an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The family name Bicuña is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ñ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bicuña:

1) The origin of the family name Bicuña.

2) The meaning of the family name Bicuña.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bicuña.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bicuña.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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

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

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* The family name Bicuña 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/

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