On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Epalza.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Epalza.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Epalza:
1) The origin of the family name Epalza.
2) The meaning of the family name Epalza.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Epalza.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Epalza.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Epalza 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 Epalza have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Estremadura (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Epalza:
* 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.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.
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That the last name Epalza is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Epalza 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 Epalza, to know the fights of nobility of the Epalza, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Epalza, honorary offices or public offices of the Epalza.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Epalza. 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 Epalza. The name Epalza 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 Epalza than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
The family name Epalza appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Epalza has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Epalza arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Epalza are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Epalza are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Epalza have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.
* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* The family name Epalza 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 Epalza as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Epalza
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