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FAMILY GAROSTEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Garostegui.

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

History and meaning for Garostegui.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Garostegui:

1) The origin of the family name Garostegui.

2) The meaning of the family name Garostegui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Garostegui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Garostegui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Garostegui 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 Garostegui 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 Garostegui:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* 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 coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Garostegui are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Garostegui, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Garostegui, and origin for the family name Garostegui, nobiliary titles of the family name Garostegui and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Garostegui appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Garostegui appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Garostegui alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Garostegui, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Garostegui, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Garostegui.

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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