FAMILY SANTU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Santu

Coat of arms and family crest of Santu.

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

History and meaning for Santu.

We know that the family name Santu 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 Santu:

1) The origin of the family name Santu.

2) The meaning of the family name Santu.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Santu.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Santu.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

It is known that the Santu 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 Santu:

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Santu. 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 Santu. The name Santu 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 Santu 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* The family name Santu 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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