FAMILY URDANETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Urdaneta

Coat of arms and family crest of Urdaneta.

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

History and meaning for Urdaneta.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Urdaneta have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Urdaneta.

The surname Urdaneta is probably a topographical name of Basque origin for a first element + the collective suffix -eta “place or group of”.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Urdaneta:

1) The origin of the family name Urdaneta.

2) The meaning of the family name Urdaneta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Urdaneta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Urdaneta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

It is known that the Urdaneta 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 Urdaneta:

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

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and 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 Urdaneta 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 Urdaneta. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Urdaneta.

The family name Urdaneta is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Urdaneta that have branches in America and / or Europe.

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

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:

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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