FAMILY OYANGUREN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oyanguren

Coat of arms and family crest of Oyanguren.

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

History and meaning for Oyanguren.

We know that the family name Oyanguren has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oyanguren:

1) The origin of the family name Oyanguren.

2) The meaning of the family name Oyanguren.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oyanguren.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oyanguren.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Oyanguren 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 Oyanguren have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Oyanguren has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Oyanguren and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Oyanguren have some different spelling.

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) 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:

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* The family name Oyanguren 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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