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FAMILY GURRUCHAGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gurruchaga.

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

History and meaning for Gurruchaga.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gurruchaga:

1) The origin of the family name Gurruchaga.

2) The meaning of the family name Gurruchaga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gurruchaga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gurruchaga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

It is known that the Gurruchaga 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 Gurruchaga:

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Gurruchaga 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 Gurruchaga and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Gurruchaga 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) 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:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

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

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