FAMILY AZCARRETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Azcarreta

Coat of arms and family crest of Azcarreta.

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

History and meaning for Azcarreta.

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

The surname Azcarreta 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 Azcarreta:

1) The origin of the family name Azcarreta.

2) The meaning of the family name Azcarreta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Azcarreta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Azcarreta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Azcarreta 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 Azcarreta have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

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

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

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

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The family name Azcarreta appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Azcarreta has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Azcarreta arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Azcarreta are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Azcarreta are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Azcarreta have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* 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.

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