List of municipal coats of arms with the scallop shell in Spain

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This article contains the list of municipal coats of arms with the scallop shell in Spain . The coats of arms are sorted according to the cities and municipalities within the autonomous communities of Spain .

As scallops or scallops are two closely related species of mussels referred both to the genus Pecten belong. The name scallop goes back to Saint James , the patron saint of pilgrims , whose distinguishing mark is the shell.

Andalusia

Andalusia ( Spanish: Andalucía [ andaluˈθi.a ]) is the southernmost community on mainland Spain. Andalusia borders the Mediterranean and the Atlantic to the south and Portugal to the west . The capital of Andalusia is Seville . Andalusia is divided into the eight provinces of Almería , Cádiz , Córdoba , Granada , Huelva , Jaén , Málaga and the Seville .

Aragon

Aragon (Spanish and Aragonese Aragón , Catalan Aragó ) is located in northeastern Spain. It borders on France in the north on the main ridge of the Pyrenees , the capital is Saragossa . Aragon is divided into the three provinces of Huesca , Saragossa ( Zaragoza ) and Teruel .

Asturias

Location of Asturias in Spain

Asturias ( Spanish Asturias or officially Principado de Asturias ( Principality of Asturias ), Asturian Asturies or Principáu d'Asturies ) is located in northwestern Spain. The territory of the Autonomous Community is identical to that of the Province of Asturias, formerly the Province of Oviedo . The capital is Oviedo .

Belmonte de Miranda

Belmonte de Miranda
At the top left the coat of arms of the Miranda family (five virgin bodies in red in natural colors, holding a silver shell under the breast); top right modification in memory of the coat of arms of the Cienfuegos family (ten fires); below the coat of arms of the Cistercian Congregation of Castile

Teverga (variant)


Above the victory cross with two angels (cruz de los angeles = angel's cross), refers to the coat of arms of the Archbishop of Oviedo ; lower left, variant of the coat of arms of the Focella family with the surrounding text: " O CUAN BIEN LO HIZO BELLIDO CON LA ESPADA EN LA MANO " (Oh how well Bellido did it with the sword in his hand); below right the coat of arms of the Miranda family.
The Focella and Miranda families, like the Archdiocese of Oviedo, were feudal lords of the community for a long time and so found their way into the coat of arms.

Balearic Islands

The Balearic Islands ( Catalan : Illes Balears , Spanish: Islas Baleares ) or Balearic Islands are a group of islands in the western Mediterranean . In addition to the actual Balearic Islands with the main islands Mallorca and Menorca , the autonomous community also includes the Pityuses with Ibiza and Formentera .

Basque Country

The Autonomous Community of Basque Country ( Basque Euskal Herria or Euskadi , Spanish País Vasco ; full name Basque Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa , Spanish Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco ) is located in northeastern Spain, on the border with France. The capital is Vitoria-Gasteiz . The Autonomous Community is not identical to the Basque Country in the cultural sense , which includes the French Basque Country as well as the Autonomous Community and which some also include the Spanish Foral Community Navarra , which is mainly Basque in its north-west .

Extremadura

The Extremadura is located at Portugal bordering, in southwestern Spain, the capital is Mérida . The autonomous community includes the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz .

Galicia

Location of Galicia
in Spain

Galicia (Spanish Galicia , Galician Galicia or Galiza ; officially Galic. Comunidade Autónoma de Galicia , Spanish Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia ) is located in northwestern Spain. It is divided into the four provinces of A Coruña , Lugo , Ourense and Pontevedra . The name goes back to the Celtic Gallaeker (also Kallaiker, Latin: Callaici), a Celto-Iberian people who settled in this region in ancient times.

A Coruña Province

Lugo Province

Ourense Province

Pontevedra Province

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands (Spanish: Islas Canarias ) are a group of islands in the eastern central Atlantic , about 100 to 500 kilometers west of southern Morocco . The Canary Islands consist of the seven main islands Tenerife , Fuerteventura , Gran Canaria , Lanzarote , La Palma , La Gomera and El Hierro , six secondary islands La Graciosa , Alegranza , Lobos , Montaña Clara , Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste as well as some smaller uninhabited rock islands ( Anaga, Salmor and Garachico).

Cantabria

Cantabria (Spanish Cantabria ) is anautonomous communityon the Bay of Biscaya in northern Spain. It only consists of the province of the same name. The capital of Cantabria is the port and industrial city of Santander .

  • Location of Cantabria in Spain

Castile-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha (Spanish: Castilla-La Mancha , officially Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha ) includes the provinces of Albacete , Ciudad Real , Cuenca , Guadalajara and Toledo . The capital is Toledo . Castile-La Mancha belongs to the historic central Spanish landscape of Castile and is also known as New Castile .

Castile and León

Location of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León in Spain

Castile and León (Spanish: Castilla y León ) is the largest autonomous community in Spain in terms of area. It includes the north meseta , a plateau between 600 and 800 meters above sea level bordered by mountain ranges in the north-west of central Spain. The western part forms the historical landscape of León , the central and eastern part, known as Old Castile , belongs to the historical landscape of Castile , the capital is Valladolid . Castile-León is divided into nine provinces: Ávila , Burgos , León , Palencia , Salamanca , Segovia , Soria , Valladolid and the Zamora .

Burgos Province

Province of León

Province of Palencia

Salamanca Province

Soria Province

Valladolid Province

Zamora Province

Catalonia

Catalonia (katal. Catalunya [ kətəˈluɲə ], Spanish. Cataluña [ kataˈluɲa ], Aranese Catalonha [ kataˈluɲa ]) is located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula between the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrenees . The capital is Barcelona . Due to its historical and cultural features, the region is one of the "historical autonomous communities" (span. Autonomías históricas ) alongside the Basque Country and Galicia .

La Rioja

La Rioja [ la'rjoxa ] is both a province and an autonomous community in northern Spain. Capital of Logroño .

  • Location La Riojas
    in Spain

  • La Rioja region (variant)

  • La Rioja region (variant)

  • La Rioja region (variant)

Madrid

The Autonomous Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid ) is located on the New Castilian plateau, immediately south of the Castilian Divide Mountains . The autonomous community consists only of the province of the same name and includes the metropolitan area around the capital Madrid .

  • Location of the Community of Madrid in Spain

Valencia

The Valencian Community (officially Valencian Comunitat Valenciana , Spanish Comunidad Valenciana ) is an autonomous community located on the Mediterranean coast. It includes the three provinces of Valencia , Alacant and Castelló . The capital of the Autonomous Community is the city of Valencia .

Historical coats of arms of the Spanish colonial empire

See also

→ See also: List of noble and family coats of arms with the scallop shell in Spain