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FAMILY RETUERTO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Retuerto.

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

History and meaning for Retuerto.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Retuerto have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Retuerto.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Retuerto:

1) The origin of the family name Retuerto.

2) The meaning of the family name Retuerto.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Retuerto.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Retuerto.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Retuerto 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 Retuerto 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 Retuerto:

* 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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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Retuerto:

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Retuerto 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 Retuerto and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Retuerto 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

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

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* 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.

* 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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* The family name Retuerto 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 Retuerto as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Retuerto

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