And here we make available to students of the family name Araquistain 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 Araquistain:
1) The origin of the family name Araquistain.
2) The meaning of the family name Araquistain.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Araquistain.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Araquistain.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Araquistain 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 Araquistain 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 Araquistain:
* 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.
* Heraldry of Lekeitio.
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That the last name Araquistain is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Araquistain 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 Araquistain, to know the fights of nobility of the Araquistain, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Araquistain, honorary offices or public offices of the Araquistain.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Araquistain. 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 Araquistain. The name Araquistain 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 Araquistain than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
The family name Araquistain appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Araquistain has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Araquistain arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Araquistain are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Araquistain are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Araquistain have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* The family name Araquistain 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 Araquistain as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Araquistain
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