FAMILY OPATA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Opata

Coat of arms and family crest of Opata.

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

History and meaning for Opata.

Opata 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 Opata 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 Opata:

1) The origin of the family name Opata.

2) The meaning of the family name Opata.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Opata.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Opata.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* 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.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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