On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Arrate.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Arrate.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arrate:
1) The origin of the family name Arrate.
2) The meaning of the family name Arrate.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Arrate.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Arrate.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Arrate has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Arrate proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Arrate have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Arrate:
* 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.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Arrate, 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 Arrate corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Arrate of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Arrate 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 Arrate. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Arrate.
That the last name Arrate is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Arrate 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 Arrate, to know the fights of nobility of the Arrate, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Arrate, honorary offices or public offices of the Arrate.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
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:
* 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.
* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.
* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* The family name Arrate 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 Arrate as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Arrate
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