NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Coat of arms of Catalonia

The Coat of arms of Catalonia (Catalan: Escut de Catalunya, Spanish: Escudo de Cataluña, French: Blason de la Catalogne) is that of the sovereign Count-Kings of Barcelona.^[1] It is one of the oldest coats of arms in Europe dating back to a seal of Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona in 1150.^[1] As a pre-heraldic symbol, the red bars on a yellow background are found on the Romanesque tombs of Barcelona’s Count Ramon Berenguer II el Cap d’estopes, who died in 1082, and his great-grandmother Ermessenda of Carcassonne, who died in 1058, wife of Count Ramon Borrell I, both of whose tombs can be found in the cathedral of Girona.^[1] Image File history File links Escudo_de_CataluÃ±a. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... Catalan IPA: (catalÃ IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia (in the latter with the name of Valencian), and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain - Visigoths - Al-Andalus - Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Transition to Democracy Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History... Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona the Saint (c. ... Ramon Berenguer the 2nd Genealogy Ramon Berenguer II the Towhead (1053 or 1054 â€“ December 5, 1082) was Count of Barcelona, 1076-1082. ...

Heraldic description

In heraldry, the escutcheon is commonly known as los Cuatro Palos (the Four Bars). The blazon of the arms is: Or four pallets Gules ensigned of a Spanish Royal Crown. This is an article about Heraldry. ... La Corona Real, Spanish Royal Crown The Spanish royal crown, known as crown of Alphonso of Spain, is the symbol of the Spanish monarchy and has been used in proclamation ceremonies since the 18th century. ...

History

There is no documented evidence as to when the arms were first used until 1150 when they appeared as part of a seal used by Ramón Berenguer IV. However, the first officially noted use of the arms was in 1167 in a seal used by Alfonso II of Aragon. The arms are sometimes linked to the Romanesque tombs of Barcelona’s Count owing to its presence in a sarcophagus of 1082 of Ramon Berenguer II where 15 bars of gold appear in a painting. Image File history File links SiÃ±al_d'AragÃ³n. ... Image File history File links SiÃ±al_d'AragÃ³n. ... Coat of arms of the King of Aragon, 15th century. ... This article is about the authentication means. ... Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona the Saint (c. ... Alfonso II of Aragon Template:House of AragÃ³n Alfonso II (Aragon) or Alfons I (Provence and Barcelona) (1152 â€“ 1196), called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1162 until his death. ... Ramon Berenguer the 2nd Genealogy Ramon Berenguer II the Towhead (1053 or 1054 â€“ December 5, 1082) was Count of Barcelona, 1076-1082. ...

Rulers of the entire territory of Catalonia, the Barcelona counts came to be the monarchs of Aragon and the county of Ribagorza by means of marriage between Ramon Berenguer IV the Saint and Queen Petronilla of Aragon. From that period until 1714, the coat of arms of the counts of Barcelona (the sovereigns of Catalonia, then holding the title of monarchs) was the coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon (initially consisting of Catalonia and Roussillon, Aragon, Valencia and the Balearic Islands), which later covered other regions of the Mediterranean such as Provence, Sicily, Sardinia and so forth. It today constitutes the third quarter section of the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Spain.^[1] Ribagorza is one of the historical Aragonese counties of Spain, corresponding to the present-day counties of Sobrarbe and Pallars. ...

Senyera

The Senyera, a vexillological symbol based on the coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon, consisting of four red stripes on a golden background and often called the bars of Aragon, historically represented the king of the Crown of Aragon. Today it has been adopted as flag by four spanish autonomous communities: without any change for Catalonia, and, with some variations, for Aragon, the Balearic Islands and Valencia. Different flags of territories of the former Crown of Aragon are based upon the Senyera. ... A vexillological symbol is used by vexillologists to indicate certain characteristics of national flags, such as where they are used, who uses them, and what they look like. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Coat of arms of the King of Aragon, 15th century. ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ... Coat of arms of the King of Aragon, 15th century. ... Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades aut nomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades aut nomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ... Capital Zaragoza Official language(s) Spanish Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 4th 47,719 kmÂ² 9. ... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official language(s) Spanish and Catalan Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th 4,992 kmÂ² 1. ... Capital Valencia Official language(s) Valencian and Spanish Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 kmÂ² 4. ...

See also

Different flags of territories of the former Crown of Aragon are based upon the Senyera. ... Coat of Arms of Spain (Official model) The current Coat of arms of Spain was approved by law [1] in 1981, when the present established replaced the interim version which, in turn, replaced the official arms of Francoist Spain. ... Coat of Arms of Spain Since the restoration of the monarchy in Spain in 1975, heraldry has played a significant role in Spanish architecture and aesthetics. ...

Notes

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References

Fatás, Guillermo; Guillermo Redondo [1978]. La bandera de Aragón (in Spanish). Zaragoza: Colección Básica Aragonesa, 3. Retrieved on 9 September 2007.

Fatás, Guillermo; Guillermo Redondo [1995]. Blasón de Aragón : el escudo y la bandera Zaragoza (in Spanish). Diputación General de Aragón, D.L.. Retrieved on 9 September 2007.

Fluvià I Escorsa, Armand de [1994]. Els quatre pals: l'escut dels comtes de Barcelona (in Spanish). Barcelona: Episodis de la Història, 300. Retrieved on 9 September 2007.

Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, Faustino [1991]. Palos de oro y gules, vol. IV (in Spanish), Barcelona: Episodis de la Història, 300, pp. 669-704. Retrieved on 9 September 2007.

Montaner Frutos, Alberto [1995]. El señal real del rey de Aragón: historia y significado, vol. IV (in Spanish), Zaragoza: Fernando el Católico, pp. 669-704. Retrieved on 9 September 2007.

is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

External links

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