at ▁De ▁Ax ea " Car at ache a ''' ▁Modern ▁Bas que ▁sp elling ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁surname ▁in ▁Spanish . ▁It ▁is ▁of ▁Bas que ▁orig ins . ▁ ▁Spain ▁and ▁French ▁Navar re ▁territory ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁names ▁or ▁alternate ▁forms ▁include : ▁" G ar at ", ▁" G ar at ache a ", ▁and ▁" Car at ache a ". ▁The ▁name ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Navar re . ▁The ▁original ▁sp elling ▁" G ar at ▁De ▁Ax ea " ▁( The ▁letter ▁X ▁in ▁Bas que ▁is ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁ch ) ▁" G ar ate " ▁meaning ▁" V ict ory " ▁and ▁" et x ea " ▁which ▁means ▁house " ▁ ▁The ▁surname ▁" Car at ache a " ▁or ▁" G ar at ache a " ▁der ives ▁form ▁the ▁Lord ▁Simon ▁De ▁Gar at . ▁The ▁family ▁settled ▁in ▁Spanish ▁Navar re ▁in ▁the ▁Valle ▁De ▁M ija , ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Beg u io ir ▁( Nav ar re ). ▁Bel tr an ▁De ▁Gar at , ▁made ▁a ▁pet ition ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 4 , ▁for ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Navar re ▁to ▁confirm ▁the ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁granted ▁to ▁his ▁family . ▁Another ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁bore ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Gar ate . ▁This ▁family ▁had ▁several ▁ancest ral ▁se als , ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁located ▁in ▁El go ib ar ▁and ▁named ▁Sus o