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FAMILY GOROSTIZA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gorostiza.

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

History and meaning for Gorostiza.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gorostiza:

1) The origin of the family name Gorostiza.

2) The meaning of the family name Gorostiza.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gorostiza.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gorostiza.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* 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.

* 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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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Gorostiza:

Name Gorostiza

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Gorostiza.
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Coat of arms for Gorostiza and the history and origin for the family name Gorostiza in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Gorostiza

Coat of arms for the name Gorostiza in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Gorostiza. 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 Gorostiza. The name Gorostiza 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 Gorostiza 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* 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.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

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