FAMILY OSCORTA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oscorta

Coat of arms and family crest of Oscorta.

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

History and meaning for Oscorta.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oscorta:

1) The origin of the family name Oscorta.

2) The meaning of the family name Oscorta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oscorta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oscorta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Oscorta 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 Oscorta:

* 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 Oscorta 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 Oscorta. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Oscorta.

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

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

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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