FAMILY VIDAURRETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Vidaurreta

Coat of arms and family crest of Vidaurreta.

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

History and meaning for Vidaurreta.

Vidaurreta 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 Vidaurreta an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Vidaurreta is probably a topographical name of Basque origin for a first element + the collective suffix -eta “place or group of”.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vidaurreta:

1) The origin of the family name Vidaurreta.

2) The meaning of the family name Vidaurreta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vidaurreta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vidaurreta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

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

* 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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Vidaurreta 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 Vidaurreta, 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 Vidaurreta, and origin for the family name Vidaurreta, nobiliary titles of the family name Vidaurreta and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Vidaurreta appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Vidaurreta 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 Vidaurreta alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Vidaurreta, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Vidaurreta, 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 Vidaurreta.

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Vidaurreta has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Vidaurreta and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Vidaurreta have some different spelling.

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

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

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* 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.

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

* 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.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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

* The family name Vidaurreta 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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