FAMILY OGUIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oguia

Coat of arms and family crest of Oguia.

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

History and meaning for Oguia.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oguia:

1) The origin of the family name Oguia.

2) The meaning of the family name Oguia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oguia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oguia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Aragon (Spain).

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

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

* Diccionario de Heraldica Aragonesa, by Bizen Do Rio Martinez.

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For many years, many authors, among which Bizen Do Rio Martinez, tried to collect in protocols, salutes, signatures and other documents, many blazons of Aragon, among which are those of the family name Oguia, that presents the great work of this author "Dictionary of Aragonese Heraldry", which in many cases, have also been proven in churches, hermitages and cemeteries. All have been carefully recorded and above all, with its proven provenance. Centuries of history have shaped these blazons, among which are those of the family name Oguia and throughout the Aragonese geography we can admire mansions and facades that still conserve the armeros stones that emblazon the lineage of the ancient infanzons, in most cases today inhabited by descendants of those hidalgos, such as the name Oguia. Our infanzons, as surely the Oguia, conscious of their duty and displaying the nobility of their race, they often promoted their troops at their expense and, leaving their homes and estates, set out to reconquer, enlarging the Aragonese kingdom and conforming with his effort and sacrifice what would later be the Crown of Aragon. Here we also have the heraldry and history of the name Oguia.

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

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) 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:

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* The family name Oguia 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 Oguia as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Oguia

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