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Language of the text: Español
Nobility: Señores - Familia Noble
Nobles in:España (Vasco Navarro)
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This surname is, according to some authors, originating from that of Barrena, and thus his name seems to indicate it, since in Castilian B. means House of Barrena. It had solar houses in Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, Navarra and La Rioja. Those of Guipúzcoa resided in the towns of Elgóibar, Elgueta, Villafranca de Oria and Ezquioga. Those of Vizcaya, in Bilbao, Abadiano and Dima. Descendant of the house of Elgóibar and native of Bilbao, he was Don Joaquín de B., first Marquis of the Port and diplomat of the 18th century. In Navarra there was a single house established in the town of Zugarramurdi, of the judicial district of Pamplona. In La Rioja he settled another house in the town of Ezcaray. Martín de B. lived in the town of Ataún in 1399, Juan García de B. was the executing jury in Mondragón, in 1461; Francisco and Juan Bautista de B., brothers proved their nobility before the ordinary Justice of Tolosa, in 1687; Domingo de B., did so before Vergara's, in 1648; Andrés de B., before that of Placencia, in 1707; José de B., before Deva's, in 1721; María and Roque de B., brothers, before that of Villarreal de Urrechu, in 1483, and Pedro y Sancho de B., in the same villa, in 1742. Pedro de B. was a jury of Villarreal de Urrechu, in 1475, and Tristan de B. Arcabucero de Lizarza, in 1597. The study of the family heraldic shield "speaks" to us of those who formed the origin of the B. family, since that was their function, that of manifesting to the others its differential elements, since the inclusion of the tower element means that the nobility is solid and ancient, since only the very wealthy could afford its construction. The enamels of the B. weapon proclaim the following values: Silver corresponds to the symbol of the Moon, purity, sincerity, temperance, clemency and kindness are the spiritual characteristics of the family, to which we must add others such as the desire to victory and success and eloquence. ...
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BlazonBarrenechea
1. Coat of arms of family: Barrenechea
Language of the text: Español
De plata, con cuatro torres de gules, puestas en cruz.
"El solar vasco navarro - Tomo segundo A. y A. Garcia Carraffa Libreria internacional", y "Repertorio de blasones de la comunidad hispánica - letras A-B-C-CH Vicente De Cadenas y Vicent Instituto Salazar y Castro", p. 268.
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