Alcalá de Henares
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ALCALÁ DE HENARES
Region : Comunidad de Madrid
Official blazon
De azur, un castillo de oro, torreado, donjonado, almenado, mazonado de sable y aclarado de azur, sostenido por ondas de plata y azur. Orla de dos ramas cruzadas. Una de laurel, de sinople, frutada de gules, a la diestra. Otra de roble, de sinople, frutada en su color, a la siniestra. Al timbre, Corona de Infantes de Castilla.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 3, 1987.
The tower is a symbol of the medieval fortress built on the banks of the Henares river, around which the town developed.
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Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; Fernández and Marcos, 1989-92.