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FAMILY FUENTERRABIA (CIUDAD): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fuenterrabia (ciudad).

Genealogy of family Fuenterrabia (ciudad), origin of Fuenterrabia (ciudad), provenance of the family name Fuenterrabia (ciudad).

History and meaning for Fuenterrabia (ciudad).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Fuenterrabia (ciudad) 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 Fuenterrabia (ciudad).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fuenterrabia (ciudad):

1) The origin of the family name Fuenterrabia (ciudad).

2) The meaning of the family name Fuenterrabia (ciudad).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fuenterrabia (ciudad).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fuenterrabia (ciudad).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Fuenterrabia (ciudad):

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Fuenterrabia (ciudad) 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 Fuenterrabia (ciudad) 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 Fuenterrabia (ciudad) 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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