FAMILY ZAMUDIO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Zamudio

Coat of arms and family crest of Zamudio.

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

History and meaning for Zamudio.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zamudio:

1) The origin of the family name Zamudio.

2) The meaning of the family name Zamudio.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zamudio.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zamudio.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Zamudio proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Andalusia (Spain).

* Portugal.

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Studied by Jaime de Querejeta or other writers in names of Basque and Navarre origin.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

* Apellidos y Escudos sevillanos y cordobeses y que pasaron a Indias, by Jose Maria de Mena.

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The last name Zamudio is a Basque or Navarrese surname. It happens with the Basque or Navarrese surnames that are recognizable even if they are the first time they are heard, which happens often because there are Basque family names with very few effective, that can be considered authentic oddities, this happens because Basque last names, such as name Zamudio, are closely related to the topography and toponymy of the Basque Country rather than names of trades or proper names, as in the Castilian surnames. However, the last name Zamudio may originate from other places and settled in the Basque Country or Navarre. Visit https://www.heraldrycrests.com for more data.

The history and heraldry of the family name Zamudio appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Zamudio are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Zamudio.

The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Zamudio, 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 Zamudio corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Zamudio of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

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

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:

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* 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.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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