FAMILY APEZTEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Apeztegui

Coat of arms and family crest of Apeztegui.

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

History and meaning for Apeztegui.

We know that the family name Apeztegui has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Apeztegui:

1) The origin of the family name Apeztegui.

2) The meaning of the family name Apeztegui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Apeztegui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Apeztegui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Apeztegui has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Apeztegui and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Apeztegui have some different spelling.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* 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.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* 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.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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