Coat of arms of Castile and León

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Coat of arms of Castile and León

Armiger	Castile and León
Adopted	1230
Crest	A former royal crown (without arches, orb and cross)
Shield	Quarterly: 1 and 4 Castile, 2 and 3 León

The coat of arms of the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León depicts the traditional arms of Castile (the yellow castle) quartered with the arms of León (the purple lion). It is topped with a royal crown.

The lion design is attributed to Alfonso VII, who became king of Castile and León in 1126. The castle symbol is attributed to his grandson Alfonso VIII, In 1230, Ferdinand III united the two kingdoms and quartered the arms as a symbol of the union. Until the sixteenth century, a full castle, with walls and three towers, rather than the current town design, was used. Like Lyon in France, the name of the city of León has no link with the animal lion, as it comes from the Latin word legio (legion).

Its original elements are used not only in the current autonomous community of Castilla y León, but also in the national coat of arms of Spain, in municipal arms like the coat of arms of Toledo and in coats of arms of many former territories which belonged to the Crown of Castile, such as Jaén or Los Angeles, California.

It also appears on the Catholic diocese coat of arms of Diocese of St. Petersburg, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Diocese of St. Petersburg and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila.

In history

16th century retrospective portrait of John of Gaunt (1340–1399), who claimed the Crown of Castile
León Cathedral
Burgos Cathedral
Alcázar of Segovia
Alfonso X of Castile
Cristopher Columbus landing for first time in America
Seal of Sancho IV of Castile

Castile and León autonomous community

Coat of arms of Castile and Leon in Fuensaldaña castle, old head office of the Cortes of Castile and León
Coat of arms in a certificate of secondary studies issued by the regional government

In the world

Coat of arms of Spain
Coat of arms of Melilla, Spain
Coat of arms of Ceuta, Spain
Coat of arms of Portugal
Coat of arms of Gibraltar
Coat of arms of Los Angeles, California
Seal of the governor of Alabama
Seal of St. Johns County, Florida
Coat of arms of St. Augustine, Florida
Coat of arms of Puerto Rico
Coat of arms of Philippines
Coat of arms of Mexico City, Mexico
Coat of arms of Tabasco, Mexico
Coat of arms of Tlaxcala
Coat of arms of Panama City
Coat of arms of Carmen de Patagones, Argentina
Coat of arms of Comayagua, Honduras
Coat of arms of Potosí, Bolivia
Coat of arms of Laredo, Texas
Seal of El Cajon

References

^ Flag, emblem and coat of arms. Junta de Castilla y León website. Accessed January 26, 2008.
http://flagspot.net/flags/es-cl_hi.html The flag at Flags of the World.

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