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FAMILY GOROSTIOCA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gorostioca.

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

History and meaning for Gorostioca.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gorostioca:

1) The origin of the family name Gorostioca.

2) The meaning of the family name Gorostioca.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gorostioca.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gorostioca.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Gorostioca 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 Gorostioca:

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Gorostioca to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Gorostioca It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Gorostioca can have graphic variants.

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* 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.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

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