FAMILY ARZAGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Arzaga

Coat of arms and family crest of Arzaga.

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

History and meaning for Arzaga.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arzaga:

1) The origin of the family name Arzaga.

2) The meaning of the family name Arzaga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arzaga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arzaga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Arzaga 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 Arzaga 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 Arzaga:

* 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.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Arzaga. 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 Arzaga. The name Arzaga 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 Arzaga 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* 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.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* The family name Arzaga 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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