FAMILY BASTERRECHEA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Basterrechea

Coat of arms and family crest of Basterrechea.

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

History and meaning for Basterrechea.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Basterrechea:

1) The origin of the family name Basterrechea.

2) The meaning of the family name Basterrechea.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Basterrechea.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Basterrechea.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Basterrechea has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Basterrechea and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Basterrechea have some different spelling.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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