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FAMILY ZARRAGA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Zarraga.

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

History and meaning for Zarraga.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zarraga:

1) The origin of the family name Zarraga.

2) The meaning of the family name Zarraga.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zarraga.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zarraga.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Zarraga 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 Zarraga proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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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 Zarraga:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Zarraga.
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coat of arms sticker for Zarraga

Coat of arms for the name Zarraga in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

That the last name Zarraga is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Zarraga 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 Zarraga, to know the fights of nobility of the Zarraga, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Zarraga, honorary offices or public offices of the Zarraga.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Zarraga 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 Zarraga and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Zarraga 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

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