And here we make available to students of the family name Guraya 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 Guraya:
1) The origin of the family name Guraya.
2) The meaning of the family name Guraya.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Guraya.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Guraya.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Guraya 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 Guraya 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 Guraya:
* 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 Guraya:
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Guraya 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 Guraya. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Guraya.
That the last name Guraya is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Guraya 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 Guraya, to know the fights of nobility of the Guraya, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Guraya, honorary offices or public offices of the Guraya.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Guraya. 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 Guraya. The name Guraya 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 Guraya 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.
* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* The family name Guraya 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 Guraya as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Guraya
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