FAMILY AZQUEZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Azquez

Coat of arms and family crest of Azquez.

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

History and meaning for Azquez.

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

The surname Azquez is of SPANISH origin and probably patronymic of the proper name of Azquo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Azquez:

1) The origin of the family name Azquez.

2) The meaning of the family name Azquez.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Azquez.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Azquez.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Azquez proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

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

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:

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* 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.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

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