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FAMILY OLAVARRIETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Olavarrieta.

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

History and meaning for Olavarrieta.

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

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

The surname Olavarrieta 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 Olavarrieta:

1) The origin of the family name Olavarrieta.

2) The meaning of the family name Olavarrieta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Olavarrieta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Olavarrieta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

It is known that the Olavarrieta 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 Olavarrieta:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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

The family name Olavarrieta 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 Olavarrieta 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 Olavarrieta 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 Olavarrieta are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Olavarrieta 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 Olavarrieta 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* The family name Olavarrieta 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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