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FAMILY ZURRADA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Zurrada.

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

History and meaning for Zurrada.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zurrada:

1) The origin of the family name Zurrada.

2) The meaning of the family name Zurrada.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zurrada.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zurrada.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Zurrada 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 Zurrada have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Galicia (Spain).

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

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

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

The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Zurrada appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Zurrada so the Zurrada or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Zurrada. 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 Zurrada. The name Zurrada 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 Zurrada 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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