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FAMILY GARMENDIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Garmendia.

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

History and meaning for Garmendia.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Garmendia 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 Garmendia.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Garmendia:

1) The origin of the family name Garmendia.

2) The meaning of the family name Garmendia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Garmendia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Garmendia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

It is known that the Garmendia have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Garmendia:

* 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Garmendia 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 Garmendia and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Garmendia 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* 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.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

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