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FAMILY CARAA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Caraa.

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

History and meaning for Caraa.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Caraa have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Caraa.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Caraa:

1) The origin of the family name Caraa.

2) The meaning of the family name Caraa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Caraa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Caraa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Caraa 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 Caraa 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 Caraa:

* 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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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Caraa:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Caraa.
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Coat of arms for Caraa and the history and origin for the family name Caraa in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Caraa 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 Caraa 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 Caraa. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Caraa.

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Caraa. 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 Caraa. The name Caraa 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 Caraa 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* 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.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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