Arizaga 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 Arizaga an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arizaga:
1) The origin of the family name Arizaga.
2) The meaning of the family name Arizaga.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Arizaga.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Arizaga.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Arizaga 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 Arizaga have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Arizaga:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by 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.
* Heraldry of Lekeitio.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Arizaga, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Arizaga corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Arizaga of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Arizaga 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 Arizaga. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Arizaga.
That the last name Arizaga is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Arizaga 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 Arizaga, to know the fights of nobility of the Arizaga, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Arizaga, honorary offices or public offices of the Arizaga.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* 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.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).
* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* The family name Arizaga 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 Arizaga as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Arizaga
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