And here we make available to students of the family name Zabalia an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zabalia:
1) The origin of the family name Zabalia.
2) The meaning of the family name Zabalia.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Zabalia.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Zabalia.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Zabalia 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 Zabalia have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Zabalia:
* 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.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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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 Zabalia:
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Zabalia, 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 Zabalia corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Zabalia of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Zabalia 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 Zabalia. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Zabalia.
That the last name Zabalia is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Zabalia 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 Zabalia, to know the fights of nobility of the Zabalia, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Zabalia, honorary offices or public offices of the Zabalia.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* The family name Zabalia 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 Zabalia as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Zabalia
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