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FAMILY OLAERRETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Olaerreta.

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

History and meaning for Olaerreta.

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

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

The surname Olaerreta is probably a topographical name of Basque origin for a first element + the collective suffix -eta “place or group of”.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Olaerreta:

1) The origin of the family name Olaerreta.

2) The meaning of the family name Olaerreta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Olaerreta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Olaerreta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* 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.

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

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Olaerreta. 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 Olaerreta. The name Olaerreta 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 Olaerreta than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Olaerreta appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Olaerreta has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Olaerreta arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Olaerreta are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Olaerreta are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Olaerreta have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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

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:

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* 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.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* The family name Olaerreta 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/

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