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FAMILY ZABALETA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Zabaleta.

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

History and meaning for Zabaleta.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Zabaleta 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 Zabaleta.

The surname Zabaleta 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 Zabaleta:

1) The origin of the family name Zabaleta.

2) The meaning of the family name Zabaleta.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zabaleta.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zabaleta.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Zabaleta proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Zabaleta 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 Zabaleta:

* 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.

* 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.

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

* 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 Zabaleta, 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 Zabaleta corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Zabaleta of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

The family name Zabaleta is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Zabaleta that have branches in America and / or Europe.

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

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:

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* 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.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

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