FAMILY GAYTAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gaytan

Coat of arms and family crest of Gaytan.

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

History and meaning for Gaytan.

Gaytan 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 Gaytan 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 Gaytan:

1) The origin of the family name Gaytan.

2) The meaning of the family name Gaytan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gaytan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gaytan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Gaytan has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Gaytan proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Gaytan 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 Gaytan:

* 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.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Gaytan. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Gaytan. The name Gaytan also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Gaytan than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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:

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

* 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.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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