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FAMILY EGUIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Eguia.

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

History and meaning for Eguia.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Eguia:

1) The origin of the family name Eguia.

2) The meaning of the family name Eguia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Eguia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Eguia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Eguia proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Eguia have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

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

* 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.

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Eguia.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Eguia 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 Eguia. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Eguia.

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Eguia has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Eguia and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Eguia have some different spelling.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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