FAMILY ITURRATE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Iturrate

Coat of arms and family crest of Iturrate.

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

History and meaning for Iturrate.

Iturrate 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 Iturrate an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Iturrate:

1) The origin of the family name Iturrate.

2) The meaning of the family name Iturrate.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Iturrate.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Iturrate.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Iturrate has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Iturrate proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Iturrate has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Iturrate and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Iturrate have some different spelling.

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

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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