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'''A CORUÑA - LA CORUÑA''' | |||
Region:[[Galicia]]<br> | |||
Province:[[A Coruña (province)|A Coruña]] | |||
[[File:coruna.png|center|350 px|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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|'''Spanish''' | |||
| En campo de azur, sobre peñas de su color, una torre de plata (que representa a la Torre de Hércules), mazonada y aclarada de sable, cubierta con un faro de gules, y acompañada de siete veneras de oro, puestas tres a cada flanco y una en punta; brochante sobre las peñas, una calavera de plata, coronada de oro, acolada a dos tibias del mismo metal puestas en aspa. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The town was founded long before Roman times. The arms show the tower of Hercules, a famous lighthouse in the city. The scallops are the badges of St. James (Santiago). A Coruña is close to [[Santiago de Compostela]] and many pelgrims came ashore in the harbour of A Coruña. '''[[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 C|Coruna]] | |||
[[Category:Galicia|Coruna]] | |||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities C]] | [[Category:A Coruña|Coruna]] | ||
[[Category:Galicia]] | |||
[[Category:A Coruña | |||
Latest revision as of 11:28, 10 August 2024
A CORUÑA - LA CORUÑA
Region:Galicia
Province:A Coruña
| Spanish | En campo de azur, sobre peñas de su color, una torre de plata (que representa a la Torre de Hércules), mazonada y aclarada de sable, cubierta con un faro de gules, y acompañada de siete veneras de oro, puestas tres a cada flanco y una en punta; brochante sobre las peñas, una calavera de plata, coronada de oro, acolada a dos tibias del mismo metal puestas en aspa. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The town was founded long before Roman times. The arms show the tower of Hercules, a famous lighthouse in the city. The scallops are the badges of St. James (Santiago). A Coruña is close to Santiago de Compostela and many pelgrims came ashore in the harbour of A Coruña. Literature:
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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.