FAMILY ZORROAGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Zorroaga

Coat of arms and family crest of Zorroaga.

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

History and meaning for Zorroaga.

Zorroaga 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 Zorroaga 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 Zorroaga:

1) The origin of the family name Zorroaga.

2) The meaning of the family name Zorroaga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zorroaga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zorroaga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Zorroaga 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 Zorroaga:

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

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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