*COAT OF ARMS*

DESCRIPTION:

It is the color BLUE, which signifies a HERALDIC SENSE. A SILVER LION rampant argent, surmounted by a bright, GOLD STAR or all within a bordure gules, charged with eight saltires.

INTERPRETATION:

The BLUE COLOR symbolizes LOYALTY and TRUTH. (Those who carry this color in their coat-of-arms or shield are obliged to help or aid those servants who are unjustly abandoned by their feudal lords.) SILVER or WHITE symbolizes PEACE and SINCERITY. GOLD or YELLOW symbolizes NOBILITY, HONOR and COURAGE. RED symbolizes STRENGTH.

SEAL: A ducal crown of gold.

CREST: Three ostrich feathers.

MOTTO: Nobleza Y Valor.

ORIGIN: Basque Region, Spain