FAMILY BARRASTEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Barrastegui

Coat of arms and family crest of Barrastegui.

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

History and meaning for Barrastegui.

We know that the family name Barrastegui 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 Barrastegui:

1) The origin of the family name Barrastegui.

2) The meaning of the family name Barrastegui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Barrastegui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Barrastegui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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The family name Barrastegui 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 Barrastegui 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 Barrastegui 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 Barrastegui are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Barrastegui 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 Barrastegui have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Barrastegui to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Barrastegui It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Barrastegui can have graphic variants.

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) 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:

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* 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.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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