On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Gorostizaga.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gorostizaga.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gorostizaga:
1) The origin of the family name Gorostizaga.
2) The meaning of the family name Gorostizaga.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Gorostizaga.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Gorostizaga.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Gorostizaga 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 Gorostizaga:
* 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 Gorostizaga 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 Gorostizaga. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Gorostizaga.
That the last name Gorostizaga is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Gorostizaga 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 Gorostizaga, to know the fights of nobility of the Gorostizaga, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Gorostizaga, honorary offices or public offices of the Gorostizaga.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* The family name Gorostizaga 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 Gorostizaga as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Gorostizaga
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