Infantry Regiment Arapiles No 62, Spanish Army: Difference between revisions

===Origin/meaning===

The first two barracks include part of the Salamanca Coat of Arms because the current Unit came from what was the Salamanca Regiment. The crosses of the first Quarter are a reminder of having fought in the Holy Land. The anagram of the third quarter alludes to the victory of the battle of Arapiles in which the French troops were defeated by the Anglo-Spanish forces. The Crown signifies the union of the Spanish People with the then Monarch. The monolith of the fourth Quarter is commemorative of the centenary of the afore mentioned battle erected on the summit of the Arapil Grande hill. The legend of the border refers to the appointment, on the centenary of the War of Independence (1908), as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the Arapiles Battalion to Prince Arthur of Great Britain, Duke of Connaught, who was Colonel of the 16th British Lancers Regiment ( "SIXTEENTH LANCERS"); the initials E.R. VII (King Edward VII) are taken from the English Regiment as He was the reigning monarch of the time. The present Coat of Arms was approved on 2 June 1987.

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