FAMILY USANDIZAGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Usandizaga

Coat of arms and family crest of Usandizaga.

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

History and meaning for Usandizaga.

We know that the family name Usandizaga has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Usandizaga:

1) The origin of the family name Usandizaga.

2) The meaning of the family name Usandizaga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Usandizaga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Usandizaga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

It is known that the Usandizaga 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 Usandizaga:

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

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

The family name Usandizaga 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 Usandizaga 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 Usandizaga 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 Usandizaga are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Usandizaga 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 Usandizaga 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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