The heraldry and the history of the family name Urquizo 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 Urquizo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Urquizo:
1) The origin of the family name Urquizo.
2) The meaning of the family name Urquizo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Urquizo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Urquizo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Urquizo:
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Urquizo:
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Coat of arms for Urquizo and the history and origin for the family name Urquizo in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Urquizo 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 Urquizo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Urquizo.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Urquizo. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Urquizo. The name Urquizo also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Urquizo than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.
* The family name Urquizo 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/
Heraldry for family name Urquizo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Urquizo
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