This article is about the Maure symbol. For the French department, please see Maure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Maure is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France. ...

A Maure, since 11th Century, is the symbol of an African head or anything which is black and represents Africa. (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... For other uses of the word head, see head (disambiguation). ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ...

The term has Phoenician and Greek origins; see Moors. Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal plain of what is now Lebanon and Syria. ... Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. Origins of the Name Juba II king of Mauretania The name derives from the ancient Berber...

Flags, seals, and emblems

This symbol is used for political purposes.

The Maure

The Maure is the African Unification Front's flag and emblem. The African Unification Front is an organisation aiming to promote a political, social and economic union in Africa. ... A flag is a piece of cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling or identification. ... An emblem consists of a pictorial image, abstract or representational, that epitomizes a concept - often a concept of a moral truth or an allegory. ...

U Moru

The Corsican emblem

The main symbol in the coat of arms in Corsica is U Moru, Corsican for "The Moor", a female Moor blindfolded and wearing a necklace made of beads. No use is attested prior to 1736, when it was used by both sides during the struggle for independence. File links The following pages link to this file: Corsica Maure User:Liberlogos/Le Grand Fourre-Tout Categories: French région flag images ... File links The following pages link to this file: Corsica Maure User:Liberlogos/Le Grand Fourre-Tout Categories: French région flag images ... Capital Ajaccio Area 8,680 km² Regional President Camille de Rocca-Serra Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 272,000 260,196 30/km² Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Départements {{{départements}}} Corsica (Corsican: Corsica; French: Corse) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily... Corsican (Corsu or Lingua Corsa) is a Romance language spoken on the island of Corsica (France), alongside French, which is the official language. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ...

In 1760, General Pasquale Paoli ordered the necklace to be removed from the head and the blindfold raised. His reason, reported by his biographers, was "Les Corses veulent y voir clair. La liberté doit marcher au flambeau de la philosophie. Ne dirait-on pas que nous craignons la lumière ?" (roughly: "The Corsicans want to see clearly. Freedom must go by the torch of philosophy. Could one not say that we fear the light?") Later the blindfold was changed to a headband. 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Pasquale Paoli (1725 - February 5, 1807), was a Corsican patriot and military leader. ...

The current Corsican flag is the Bandera testa Mora ("Flag with head of Maure"), is male rather than female, and has a regular knot at the back of the head.

The Four Moors

Sos Bator Moros

The seal of Sardinia is informally known as Sos Bator Moros, "the Four Moors", and comprises four Moor heads. The origin of these figures on the flag is disputed. The fact that the seal has varied across the centuries, with the Moors variously being blindfolded, bareheaded, crowned, close-eyed, open-eyed, and wearing headbands, and facing in various different directions, has only increased confusion. correct Sardinian sovreign flag This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... correct Sardinian sovreign flag This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ...

Some sources state that the flag is of Catalan origin and represents 4 Moorish invaders blindfolded for execution. However, the Sardinian Autonomous Region's web site proffers the explanation that whilst the emblem dates back to 1281, and can be seen on a seal of the Royal Chancellery of Peter the Great of Aragon, it was only in the 14th century, when the Kingdom of Sardinia became part of the Confederation of the Crown of Aragon, that the Four Moors came to be associated with Sardinia. It was not until the 18th century that the arrangement of the heads was fixed, with the Moors facing left and being blindfolded. On 1952-07-02, by decree the emblem became the official symbol of the region, and in 1999-04-15 the official flag, but this time with the Moors facing the fly, wearing headbands, and with their eyes open. 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ...

References

• "Heart of Independant Sardinia." giampiero6's Orgosolo Page. Accessed on April 22, 2005.
• "Sa Bandela de Sos Bator Moros." Sardinian Autonomous Region. Accessed on April 22, 2005. which in turn cites
  • B. Fois (1990). Lo stemma dei quattro mori, breve storia dell'emblema dei Sardi. (editor Carlo Delfino) Sassari. .
• "THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MAURE." African Unification Front. Accessed on April 22, 2005.
• "L'Histoire d'U Moru." Extraits de l'Ouvrage: "Trois Etudes Sur Paoli". Accessed on April 22, 2005.
• "U Moru (English translation)." Extracts from "Trois Etudes Sur Paoli". Accessed on April 22, 2005.