FAMILY LOPEZ DE GARATE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lopez de garate

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History and meaning for Lopez de garate.

We know that the family name Lopez de garate has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The surname Lopez de garate is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

The surname Lopez de garate is a Spanish SURNAME, composed or derived from the LOPEZ surname, from which we derive the surname Lopez (in Spanish language).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lopez de garate:

1) The origin of the family name Lopez de garate.

2) The meaning of the family name Lopez de garate.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lopez de garate.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lopez de garate.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lopez de garate 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 Lopez de garate:

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

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

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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