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'''ALICANTE - ALACANT''' | '''ALICANTE - ALACANT''' | ||
Region : [[Comunidad Valenciana]]<br> | Region: [[Comunidad Valenciana]]<br> | ||
Province : [[Alicante (province)|Alicante]] | Province: [[Alicante (province)|Alicante]] | ||
[[File:alicante.png|center]] | [[File:alicante.png|center|350 px|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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En campo de gules,, sobre ondas de azur y plata, una peña de rostro humano, sumada de un castillo de oro, almenado, mazonado y aclarado de gules, sumado a su vez de un losange, de oro, con cuatro palos de gules, y acompañado a la diestra por las letras A y L (Acra Leuka), y a la siniestra L y A (Lucentum Alicante) de oro y puestas en palo. Rodea al escudo el toisón de oro. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| En campo de gules,, sobre ondas de azur y plata, una peña de rostro humano, sumada de un castillo de oro, almenado, mazonado y aclarado de gules, sumado a su vez de un losange, de oro, con cuatro palos de gules, y acompañado a la diestra por las letras A y L (Acra Leuka), y a la siniestra L y A (Lucentum Alicante) de oro y puestas en palo. Rodea al escudo el toisón de oro. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The town was liberated from the Moors in the 13<sup>th</sup> century by James I of Aragon. The arms show the arms of [[Valencia]] above a tower, symbolizing the fact that the city was a fortress in the Valencia region. The letters are the initials of the city during the centuries : A-L for Akra Leuka (during the Gree-Carthagean era), L for Lucentum (during the Roman era) and | The town was liberated from the Moors in the 13<sup>th</sup> century by James I of Aragon. The arms show the arms of [[Valencia]] above a tower, symbolizing the fact that the city was a fortress in the Valencia region. The letters are the initials of the city during the centuries: A-L for Akra Leuka (during the Gree-Carthagean era), L for Lucentum (during the Roman era) and | ||
A for Alicante (since the Arabic times). | A for Alicante (since the Arabic times). | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:es-1303.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a stamp | |align="center"|[[File:es-1303.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a stamp | ||
|align="center"|[[File:alicante.cap.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on a cigar | |align="center"|[[File:alicante.cap.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on a cigar band | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:alicante3.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on a street sign (image Eduardo Panizo Gómez) | |align="center"|[[File:alicante3.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on a street sign (image Eduardo Panizo Gómez) | ||
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'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} de Cadenas, A. A. and de Cadenas, V.: Heraldica de las comunidades autonomas y de las capitales de provincia. Hidalguia, Madrid, 1985; Louda, J.: European Civic Heraldry. Hamlyn, London, 1966; | |||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities A]] | [[Category:Spanish Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:Alicante]] | [[Category:Alicante]] | ||
[[Category:Comunidad Valenciana]] | [[Category:Comunidad Valenciana]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 21 July 2024
ALICANTE - ALACANT
Region: Comunidad Valenciana
Province: Alicante
| Spanish | En campo de gules,, sobre ondas de azur y plata, una peña de rostro humano, sumada de un castillo de oro, almenado, mazonado y aclarado de gules, sumado a su vez de un losange, de oro, con cuatro palos de gules, y acompañado a la diestra por las letras A y L (Acra Leuka), y a la siniestra L y A (Lucentum Alicante) de oro y puestas en palo. Rodea al escudo el toisón de oro. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The town was liberated from the Moors in the 13th century by James I of Aragon. The arms show the arms of Valencia above a tower, symbolizing the fact that the city was a fortress in the Valencia region. The letters are the initials of the city during the centuries: A-L for Akra Leuka (during the Gree-Carthagean era), L for Lucentum (during the Roman era) and A for Alicante (since the Arabic times).
The rock (el Monte Benecantil) on which the castle (el castillo de Santa Bárbara) is standing on is in the shape of a human face. This is because the rock - a completely natural formation - does actually look like a human face if looked at from the sea; it is known as the Moor's Face, see below
 The rock in Alicante, from www.alicante.es |
The arms are surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece. This chain was deed by King Philip V in recognition of the support he received from the city against his opponent during the War of Spanish Succession.
 The arms on a stamp |
 The arms on a cigar band |
 The arms on a street sign (image Eduardo Panizo Gómez) |
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Index of the site de Cadenas, A. A. and de Cadenas, V.: Heraldica de las comunidades autonomas y de las capitales de provincia. Hidalguia, Madrid, 1985; Louda, J.: European Civic Heraldry. Hamlyn, London, 1966;