FAMILY ECHARTEA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Echartea

Coat of arms and family crest of Echartea.

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

History and meaning for Echartea.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Echartea:

1) The origin of the family name Echartea.

2) The meaning of the family name Echartea.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Echartea.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Echartea.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Echartea 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 Echartea:

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

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

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

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:

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* 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.

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

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

* 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.

* 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.

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