FAMILY OSSA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ossa

Coat of arms and family crest of Ossa.

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

History and meaning for Ossa.

We know that the family name Ossa 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.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ossa:

1) The origin of the family name Ossa.

2) The meaning of the family name Ossa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ossa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ossa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Ossa proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Italy.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Ossa, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Ossa corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Ossa of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Ossa are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Ossa, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Ossa, and origin for the family name Ossa, nobiliary titles of the family name Ossa and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Ossa appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Ossa appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Ossa alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Ossa, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Ossa, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Ossa.

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

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

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

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:

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

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* 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.

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

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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