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Region : [[Catalonia]]<br> | Region: [[Catalonia]]<br> | ||
Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | Province: [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | ||
[[File:pera.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:pera.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms show the castle of Púbol (now a museum dedicated to its last resident, the painter Salvador Dalí), two pears at each side (canting elements: "la Pera" means literally in Catalan "the pear", despite it derives from Latin PETRA, "stone") and a cross representing St. Isidore, the local patron saint. | The arms show the castle of Púbol (now a museum dedicated to its last resident, the painter Salvador Dalí), two pears at each side (canting elements: "la Pera" means literally in Catalan "the pear", despite it derives from Latin PETRA, "stone") and a cross representing St. Isidore, the local patron saint. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Spain|'''Literature''']] : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Spain|'''Literature''']]: Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 11 August 2024
LA PERA
Region: Catalonia
Province: Girona
| Catalan | Escut caironat: d'or, un castell de sable tancat de gules sobremuntat d'una creu grega patent convexada de gules i acompanyat de 2 peres de sinople. Per timbre, una corona mural de poble. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
These arms have been officially granted on 7th October 1991.
The arms show the castle of Púbol (now a museum dedicated to its last resident, the painter Salvador Dalí), two pears at each side (canting elements: "la Pera" means literally in Catalan "the pear", despite it derives from Latin PETRA, "stone") and a cross representing St. Isidore, the local patron saint.
Literature: Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.
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