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Coat of arms of Madrid

The main components of the Coat of arms of Madrid (the bear and the tree) have their origin in the Middle Ages.[1] The different coats of arms have experienced several modifications, losing for example motifs often displayed in early designs such as water and flint.[2]

In 1822, the municipal council adopted a design that entailed the addition of a gryphon and civic crown,[3] which were removed in 1967.[4]

The shield is argent, a bear sable supported on a strawberry tree vert fructed gules; on a bordure azure seven stars argent. The shield is adorned with a large open royal crown of gold and precious stones, with eight rosettes (five visible) alternating with eight pearls; this crown is commonly used in Spanish heraldry for territorial and municipal arms.[5]

The image of the seven stars, the bear and the strawberry tree is also a component of the badge of the football club Atlético Madrid.

History

According to chronicles, the militias of the council of Madrid carried a banner identified them in different battles of the early 13th century: a bear sable (prieto) on a field argent.[6]

In the early 13th century, the Clerical cabildo vied against the municipal council over the use of the fodder in the fields and forests of El Real de Manzanares [es]. In 1222, the fodder was determined to belong to the clergymen, whereas the forests would pertain to the council. The bear, which formerly had been displayed on all fours, began to stand on its hind legs leaning on a tree in council representations, possibly underpinning the control of timber by the council, whereas the cabildo's bear in cabildo emblems remained walking.[7]

There are several hypotheses regarding the beginnings of the identification of the tree with a strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), be it a Arbutus/Arbustus confusion the improbable abundance of the species in Madrid (unlike that of Celtis australis), or perhaps an attempt to improve on the gaudiness or the composition.[7]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
  2. ^ Guerra Chavarino 2010, p. 272.
  3. ^ Guerra Chavarino 2010, p. 245.
  4. ^ Guerra Chavarino, Emilio (2010). "Los escudos de Madrid a lo largo de su historia" (PDF). Anales del Instituto de Estudios Madrileños. L: 246. ISSN 0584-6374.
  5. ^ Dirección General de Administración Local - Consejería de Justicia y Administraciones Públicas Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ Guerra Chavarino 2010, pp. 248–249.
  7. ^ a b Guerra Chavarino 2010, pp. 251–253.
  8. ^ Álvarez y Baena, José Antonio (1786). Compendio histórico de las grandezas de la coronada villa de Madrid, corte de la Monarquía de España. Madrid: Antonio Sancha (Print.)
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Gea Ortigas, María Isabel (2008). Historia del oso y el madroño : (los escudos de Madrid). Antiguos cementerios de Madrid. Madrid : La Librería, (4th ed.) ISBN 978-84-89411-35-7.
  10. ^ Image of the first version of the arms of Madrid representation.
  11. ^ Ramón Mesonero Romanos, (1861), El antiguo Madrid. Madrid, F. de P. Mellado Print. P. 90.
  12. ^ (in Spanish) Ocno Bianor y el dragón de la Puerta Cerrada Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine, Madrid Diario(2009-03-29).
  13. ^ a b c "Título preliminar, 1948 Madrid City Council Regulation" (PDF). www.madrid.es (in Spanish). Madrid City Council. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  14. ^ Second Spanish Republic 23 January 1938 Decree
  15. ^ Enrique García Domingo, Recompensas republicanas por el hundimiento del Baleares, Revista de Historia Naval 1997, Año XV no. 59, pg. 70 Archived December 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ 1939 Coat of arms image.
  17. ^ 1967 Coat of arms image, Sitographics.com.
  18. ^ "Art. III, 1982 Madrid City Council Regulation". www.madrid.es (in Spanish). Madrid City Council. Retrieved November 3, 2013.

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