FAMILY OQUIÑENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oquiñena

Coat of arms and family crest of Oquiñena.

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

History and meaning for Oquiñena.

Oquiñena 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 Oquiñena an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The family name Oquiñena is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ñ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oquiñena:

1) The origin of the family name Oquiñena.

2) The meaning of the family name Oquiñena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oquiñena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oquiñena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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The family name Oquiñena appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Oquiñena has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Oquiñena arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Oquiñena are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Oquiñena are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Oquiñena have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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