And here we make available to students of the family name Catategui 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 Catategui:
1) The origin of the family name Catategui.
2) The meaning of the family name Catategui.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Catategui.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Catategui.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Catategui 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 Catategui:
* 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 Catategui:
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Catategui 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 Catategui. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Catategui.
That the last name Catategui is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Catategui 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 Catategui, to know the fights of nobility of the Catategui, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Catategui, honorary offices or public offices of the Catategui.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Catategui. 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 Catategui. The name Catategui 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 Catategui 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
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:
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.
* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.
* The family name Catategui 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 Catategui as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Catategui
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