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FAMILY BARRAICUA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Barraicua.

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

History and meaning for Barraicua.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Barraicua:

1) The origin of the family name Barraicua.

2) The meaning of the family name Barraicua.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Barraicua.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Barraicua.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Barraicua 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 Barraicua 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 Barraicua:

* 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.

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Coat of arms for the name Barraicua in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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

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

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:

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* 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.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* The family name Barraicua 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 Barraicua as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Barraicua

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