On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Artavia.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Artavia.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Artavia:
1) The origin of the family name Artavia.
2) The meaning of the family name Artavia.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Artavia.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Artavia.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Artavia 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 Artavia 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 Artavia:
* 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.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Artavia 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 Artavia. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Artavia.
That the last name Artavia is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Artavia 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 Artavia, to know the fights of nobility of the Artavia, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Artavia, honorary offices or public offices of the Artavia.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Artavia. 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 Artavia. The name Artavia 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 Artavia 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
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:
* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.
* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* The family name Artavia 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 Artavia as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Artavia
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