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 Aranceaga:
1) The origin of the family name Aranceaga.
2) The meaning of the family name Aranceaga.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Aranceaga.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Aranceaga.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Aranceaga 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 Aranceaga:
* 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 Aranceaga 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 Aranceaga. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Aranceaga.
That the last name Aranceaga is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Aranceaga 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 Aranceaga, to know the fights of nobility of the Aranceaga, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Aranceaga, honorary offices or public offices of the Aranceaga.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.
* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.
* 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.
* The family name Aranceaga 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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