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FAMILY TORRETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Torreta.

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

History and meaning for Torreta.

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

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

The surname Torreta 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 Torreta:

1) The origin of the family name Torreta.

2) The meaning of the family name Torreta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Torreta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Torreta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* 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 catalan, valenciano y balear, by 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 Torreta 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 Torreta. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Torreta.

The history and heraldry of the family name Torreta 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 Torreta appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Torreta. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Torreta. The name Torreta also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Torreta than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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

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

* 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.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* 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.

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

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