FAMILY GARASTEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Garastegui

Coat of arms and family crest of Garastegui.

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

History and meaning for Garastegui.

Garastegui is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Garastegui 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 Garastegui:

1) The origin of the family name Garastegui.

2) The meaning of the family name Garastegui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Garastegui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Garastegui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Garastegui 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 Garastegui 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 Garastegui:

* 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 Garastegui 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 Garastegui. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Garastegui.

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Garastegui. 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 Garastegui. The name Garastegui 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 Garastegui 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) 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:

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

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