On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Meiztegui.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Meiztegui.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Meiztegui:
1) The origin of the family name Meiztegui.
2) The meaning of the family name Meiztegui.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Meiztegui.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Meiztegui.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Meiztegui 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 Meiztegui 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 Meiztegui:
* 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.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Meiztegui 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 Meiztegui. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Meiztegui.
That the last name Meiztegui is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Meiztegui 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 Meiztegui, to know the fights of nobility of the Meiztegui, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Meiztegui, honorary offices or public offices of the Meiztegui.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Meiztegui. 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 Meiztegui. The name Meiztegui 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 Meiztegui 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.
* 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.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.
* The family name Meiztegui 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 Meiztegui as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Meiztegui
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