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 Sarraga:
1) The origin of the family name Sarraga.
2) The meaning of the family name Sarraga.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Sarraga.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Sarraga.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Sarraga have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Sarraga:
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Sarraga 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 Sarraga. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Sarraga.
The history and heraldry of the family name Sarraga appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Sarraga appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Sarraga 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 Sarraga and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Sarraga 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.
* 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.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* The family name Sarraga 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 Sarraga as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Sarraga
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