On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Galaquio.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Galaquio.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Galaquio:
1) The origin of the family name Galaquio.
2) The meaning of the family name Galaquio.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Galaquio.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Galaquio.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Galaquio 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 Galaquio 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 Galaquio:
* 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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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Galaquio 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 Galaquio. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Galaquio.
That the last name Galaquio is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Galaquio 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 Galaquio, to know the fights of nobility of the Galaquio, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Galaquio, honorary offices or public offices of the Galaquio.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Galaquio. 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 Galaquio. The name Galaquio 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 Galaquio 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* 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.
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* The family name Galaquio 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 Galaquio as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Galaquio
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