FAMILY UNZUETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Unzueta

Coat of arms and family crest of Unzueta.

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

History and meaning for Unzueta.

We know that the family name Unzueta 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.

The surname Unzueta 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 Unzueta:

1) The origin of the family name Unzueta.

2) The meaning of the family name Unzueta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Unzueta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Unzueta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Unzueta proved their chivalry in this institution.

It is known that the Unzueta have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and 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.

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Unzueta, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Unzueta corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Unzueta of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Unzueta are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Unzueta, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Unzueta, and origin for the family name Unzueta, nobiliary titles of the family name Unzueta and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Unzueta appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Unzueta appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Unzueta alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Unzueta, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Unzueta, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Unzueta.

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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