FAMILY URTUETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Urtueta

Coat of arms and family crest of Urtueta.

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

History and meaning for Urtueta.

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

The surname Urtueta 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 Urtueta:

1) The origin of the family name Urtueta.

2) The meaning of the family name Urtueta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Urtueta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Urtueta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Urtueta 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 Urtueta proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Urtueta 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 Urtueta:

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

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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

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

The family name Urtueta 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 Urtueta 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 Urtueta 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 Urtueta are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Urtueta 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 Urtueta 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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