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FAMILY AIZPURUA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Aizpurua.

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

History and meaning for Aizpurua.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Aizpurua.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Aizpurua.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Aizpurua:

1) The origin of the family name Aizpurua.

2) The meaning of the family name Aizpurua.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Aizpurua.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Aizpurua.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Aizpurua proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Aizpurua have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Aizpurua:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Aizpurua are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Aizpurua, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Aizpurua, and origin for the family name Aizpurua, nobiliary titles of the family name Aizpurua and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Aizpurua appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Aizpurua appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Aizpurua alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Aizpurua, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Aizpurua, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Aizpurua.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Aizpurua 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 Aizpurua. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Aizpurua.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Aizpurua. 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 Aizpurua. The name Aizpurua 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 Aizpurua 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) 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* 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.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* The family name Aizpurua 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/

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