FAMILY ESTENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Estena

Coat of arms and family crest of Estena.

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

History and meaning for Estena.

Estena 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 Estena 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 Estena:

1) The origin of the family name Estena.

2) The meaning of the family name Estena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Estena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Estena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

It is known that the Estena 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 Estena:

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

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Estena:

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

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

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:

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* The family name Estena 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/

Heraldry for family name Estena as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Estena

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