FAMILY GALDACANO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Galdacano

Coat of arms and family crest of Galdacano.

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

History and meaning for Galdacano.

We know that the family name Galdacano has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Galdacano:

1) The origin of the family name Galdacano.

2) The meaning of the family name Galdacano.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Galdacano.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Galdacano.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Galdacano 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 Galdacano:

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

* 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.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* 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.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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