FAMILY CATATEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Catategui

Coat of arms and family crest of Catategui.

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

History and meaning for Catategui.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Catategui 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 Catategui.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Catategui:

1) The origin of the family name Catategui.

2) The meaning of the family name Catategui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Catategui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Catategui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Catategui 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 Catategui:

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Catategui. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Catategui. The name Catategui also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Catategui than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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

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:

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* The family name Catategui 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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