FAMILY MUXICA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Muxica

Coat of arms and family crest of Muxica.

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

History and meaning for Muxica.

Muxica 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 Muxica 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 Muxica:

1) The origin of the family name Muxica.

2) The meaning of the family name Muxica.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Muxica.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Muxica.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Muxica 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 Muxica:

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

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

The family name Muxica appears in the work "Heraldry of Canarian last names" by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta, so that Muxica is a surname that has a branch in the Canary Islands. The conquest of the archipelago had begun, formally, in 1402, with the incursions of Jean de Bethencourt and Gadifier de la Salle, in the name of Enrique III, in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro, island that annexed with some ease to Castile. Fernan Peraza did the same with La Gomera. Tenerife is the last island in conquerer, already for the Catholic Monarchs. So, the family names as Muxica have history and heraldry in the Canary Islands. Throughout time, the Canary Islands has been linked to America as a forced passage of the ships to the new continent. The Canary Islands actively participated, as settlers, in the birth of nations and cities. It was island families who founded the cities of Montevideo and San Antonio (Texas) - in the list of defenders of the Alamo abound the Canarian surnames; So, many last names, as it is possible that it is the name Muxica went to America. It is interesting to look up the last name Muxica in America.

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* 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.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* The family name Muxica 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/

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