FAMILY AMPUERO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ampuero

Coat of arms and family crest of Ampuero.

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

History and meaning for Ampuero.

Ampuero 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 Ampuero 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 Ampuero:

1) The origin of the family name Ampuero.

2) The meaning of the family name Ampuero.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ampuero.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ampuero.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Ampuero proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Ampuero 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 Ampuero:

* 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.

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

That the last name Ampuero is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Ampuero 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 Ampuero, to know the fights of nobility of the Ampuero, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Ampuero, honorary offices or public offices of the Ampuero.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Ampuero. 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 Ampuero. The name Ampuero 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 Ampuero 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* 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.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* 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.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* The family name Ampuero 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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