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FAMILY MONJATEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Monjategui.

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

History and meaning for Monjategui.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Monjategui:

1) The origin of the family name Monjategui.

2) The meaning of the family name Monjategui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Monjategui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Monjategui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Monjategui 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 Monjategui:

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

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

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) 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:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

* 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.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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