FAMILY OBALDIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Obaldia

Coat of arms and family crest of Obaldia.

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

History and meaning for Obaldia.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Obaldia.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Obaldia.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Obaldia:

1) The origin of the family name Obaldia.

2) The meaning of the family name Obaldia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Obaldia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Obaldia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

It is known that the Obaldia 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 Obaldia:

* 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.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Obaldia. 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 Obaldia. The name Obaldia 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 Obaldia than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* 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.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* The family name Obaldia 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/

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