And here we make available to students of the family name Loizaga 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 Loizaga:
1) The origin of the family name Loizaga.
2) The meaning of the family name Loizaga.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Loizaga.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Loizaga.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Loizaga has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Loizaga proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Loizaga 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 Loizaga:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al 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.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
Are you proud to belong to your family?
Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here
This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary,
make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..
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 Loizaga:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Loizaga. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Loizaga and the history and origin for the family name Loizaga in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Loizaga, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Loizaga corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Loizaga of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Loizaga 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 Loizaga. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Loizaga.
That the last name Loizaga is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Loizaga 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 Loizaga, to know the fights of nobility of the Loizaga, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Loizaga, honorary offices or public offices of the Loizaga.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* 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.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* The family name Loizaga 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 Loizaga as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Loizaga
Related Words: Loizaga family crest | Origin of the name Loizaga | Genealogy of the family Loizaga | Heraldry of the name Loizaga | Coat of arms of Loizaga | Genealogy of the Loizaga | Origin of the Loizaga | Meaning of the name Loizaga.
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests