Knowledge

Coat of arms of the Canary Islands

Source 📝

98: 84: 1153: 33: 1210: 366: 283:
Popularly attributed the Canary Islands name is derived from the Presa Canario, although under a law in force in the Canary Islands since 1991, the dog is the natural symbol of
370: 1270: 611: 510: 1049: 819: 482: 348:
The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History: A Political, Social, and Military History
741: 465: 17: 665: 964: 291:. For this reason, critics of the current shield argue that it only represents the island of Gran Canaria, and not the entire archipelago. 1194: 804: 680: 280:
to remove the two dogs from the official forms and public buildings, although they have been kept in the coat of arms of Canary Islands.
425: 675: 276:
In recent times there has been a controversy over the representation of the dog (Presa Canario) in the shield. This fact motivated the
824: 1275: 1251: 570: 555: 54: 1280: 685: 634: 525: 734: 331: 560: 458: 1285: 690: 660: 530: 391: 1290: 839: 629: 1187: 1122: 1118: 727: 505: 277: 545: 451: 207: 1131: 474: 1295: 879: 1225: 1168: 50: 1114: 989: 979: 784: 1244: 1180: 994: 884: 814: 540: 1054: 974: 939: 924: 909: 864: 799: 580: 300: 199: 1105: 929: 535: 520: 45: 1029: 1004: 854: 849: 829: 794: 779: 550: 500: 1300: 1101: 1092: 1083: 1014: 984: 969: 954: 944: 934: 899: 894: 844: 789: 764: 593: 565: 670: 1237: 1024: 1019: 959: 914: 874: 769: 495: 321: 1079: 999: 949: 904: 889: 869: 859: 834: 774: 710: 588: 429: 1009: 919: 809: 621: 603: 8: 655: 490: 137: 650: 97: 750: 327: 242: 144: 83: 181: 132: 1221: 1164: 1160: 226: 218: 117: 237:, meaning Island of the Dogs, a name applied originally only to the island of 1264: 1152: 399: 250: 167: 206:. The designs were made official by the Statute of Autonomy of the Canarian 284: 254: 238: 233:
from which the islands may derive their name, possibly from the Latin term
229:. Atop the shield is the royal crown of Spain. The shield is supported by 32: 443: 719: 696: 158: 1217: 1209: 222: 112: 367:"Canarias renuncia a los perros que escoltan su escudo oficial" 288: 214: 150: 369:(in Spanish). ABC Periódico Electrónico S.L.U. Archived from 261: 203: 185: 175: 230: 253:, was the characteristic that most struck the few ancient 246: 163: 319: 257:
who established contact with the islands by the sea.
326:(in Spanish). Editorial Visión Libros. p. 362. 392:"BOC - 1991/061. Viernes 10 de mayo de 1991 - 577" 423: 323:Simbolos de EspaÑa Y de Sus Regiones Y Autonomias 1271:Coats of arms of autonomous communities of Spain 1262: 241:. It is thought that the dense population of an 364: 428:. simbolosdecanarias.proel.net. Archived from 1245: 1188: 735: 459: 271: 1252: 1238: 1195: 1181: 742: 728: 473: 466: 452: 426:"The Coat of Arms of the Canary Islands" 210:(Organic Law 10/82) on 10 August 1982. 14: 1263: 749: 313: 723: 447: 360: 358: 356: 1204: 1147: 40:This Coat of arms of Canary Islands 26: 24: 353: 196:coat of arms of the Canary Islands 77:Coat of arms of the Canary Islands 25: 1312: 417: 48:, as duel-fluency speaker needed. 1208: 1151: 1050:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 820:Democratic Republic of the Congo 424:José Manuel Erbez (2013-06-23). 278:Government of the Canary Islands 96: 82: 31: 1276:Politics of the Canary Islands 384: 365:Natalia Cuellar (2005-08-19). 340: 213:The shield shows seven argent 18:Coat of arms of Canary Islands 13: 1: 1281:Culture of the Canary Islands 306: 198:is the central device of the 1224:. You can help Knowledge by 1167:. You can help Knowledge by 656:Kingdom and Crown of Castile 7: 661:Kingdom and Crown of Aragon 320:Juan José Sánchez Badiola. 294: 44:to comply with Knowledge's 10: 1317: 1286:Coats of arms with animals 1203: 1146: 301:Flag of the Canary Islands 245:breed of large and fierce 200:flag of the Canary Islands 1291:Coats of arms with crowns 1063: 1038: 757: 708: 676:Spanish monarchs in Italy 643: 620: 602: 579: 481: 272:Controversy over the dogs 174: 157: 143: 131: 123: 111: 107: 95: 90: 81: 76: 805:Central African Republic 57:may contain suggestions. 42:may need to be rewritten 1220:-related article is a 1163:-related article is a 483:Autonomous communities 475:Coats of arms of Spain 965:São Tomé and Príncipe 825:Republic of the Congo 711:Coat of arms of Spain 350:(ABC-CLIO, 2009), 96. 1296:Canary Islands stubs 635:Princess of Asturias 612:Spanish Armed Forces 208:Autonomous Community 1040:States with limited 346:Spencer C. Tucker, 217:, representing the 138:Spanish Royal Crown 751:Armorial of Africa 526:Castilla–La Mancha 1233: 1232: 1176: 1175: 1141: 1140: 1067:other territories 840:Equatorial Guinea 717: 716: 701: 681:Spanish Republics 581:Autonomous cities 333:978-84-9886-963-7 192: 191: 72: 71: 46:quality standards 16:(Redirected from 1308: 1254: 1247: 1240: 1212: 1205: 1197: 1190: 1183: 1155: 1148: 1128: 1127:(United Kingdom) 1123:Tristan da Cunha 1119:Ascension Island 1111: 1098: 1089: 1065:Dependencies and 758:Sovereign states 744: 737: 730: 721: 720: 693: 531:Castile and León 506:Balearic Islands 468: 461: 454: 445: 444: 440: 438: 437: 411: 410: 408: 407: 398:. Archived from 388: 382: 381: 379: 378: 362: 351: 344: 338: 337: 317: 100: 86: 74: 73: 67: 64: 58: 35: 27: 21: 1316: 1315: 1311: 1310: 1309: 1307: 1306: 1305: 1261: 1260: 1259: 1258: 1202: 1201: 1144: 1142: 1137: 1136: 1126: 1109: 1096: 1087: 1068: 1066: 1059: 1043: 1041: 1034: 753: 748: 718: 713: 704: 691:Prince of Spain 686:Francoist Spain 651:Kingdom of León 639: 616: 598: 575: 477: 472: 435: 433: 420: 415: 414: 405: 403: 390: 389: 385: 376: 374: 363: 354: 345: 341: 334: 318: 314: 309: 297: 287:along with the 274: 103: 68: 62: 59: 49: 36: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1314: 1304: 1303: 1301:Heraldry stubs 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1257: 1256: 1249: 1242: 1234: 1231: 1230: 1213: 1200: 1199: 1192: 1185: 1177: 1174: 1173: 1161:Canary Islands 1156: 1139: 1138: 1135: 1134: 1132:Western Sahara 1129: 1112: 1099: 1090: 1076:Canary Islands 1072: 1071: 1069: 1064: 1061: 1060: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1046: 1044: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1033: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 761: 759: 755: 754: 747: 746: 739: 732: 724: 715: 714: 709: 706: 705: 703: 702: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 647: 645: 641: 640: 638: 637: 632: 626: 624: 618: 617: 615: 614: 608: 606: 600: 599: 597: 596: 591: 585: 583: 577: 576: 574: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 516:Canary Islands 513: 511:Basque Country 508: 503: 498: 493: 487: 485: 479: 478: 471: 470: 463: 456: 448: 442: 441: 419: 418:External links 416: 413: 412: 383: 352: 339: 332: 311: 310: 308: 305: 304: 303: 296: 293: 273: 270: 235:Insula Canaria 227:Atlantic Ocean 225:origin in the 219:Canary Islands 190: 189: 178: 172: 171: 161: 155: 154: 147: 141: 140: 135: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 118:Canary Islands 115: 109: 108: 105: 104: 101: 93: 92: 88: 87: 79: 78: 70: 69: 39: 37: 30: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1313: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1268: 1266: 1255: 1250: 1248: 1243: 1241: 1236: 1235: 1229: 1227: 1223: 1219: 1214: 1211: 1207: 1206: 1198: 1193: 1191: 1186: 1184: 1179: 1178: 1172: 1170: 1166: 1162: 1157: 1154: 1150: 1149: 1145: 1133: 1130: 1124: 1120: 1116: 1113: 1107: 1103: 1100: 1094: 1091: 1085: 1081: 1077: 1074: 1073: 1070: 1062: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1047: 1045: 1037: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1008: 1006: 1003: 1001: 998: 996: 993: 991: 988: 986: 983: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 880:Guinea-Bissau 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 762: 760: 756: 752: 745: 740: 738: 733: 731: 726: 725: 722: 712: 707: 699: 698: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 648: 646: 642: 636: 633: 631: 628: 627: 625: 623: 619: 613: 610: 609: 607: 605: 601: 595: 592: 590: 587: 586: 584: 582: 578: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 488: 486: 484: 480: 476: 469: 464: 462: 457: 455: 450: 449: 446: 432:on 2013-06-23 431: 427: 422: 421: 402:on 2011-08-08 401: 397: 396:www.gobcan.es 393: 387: 373:on 2011-01-25 372: 368: 361: 359: 357: 349: 343: 335: 329: 325: 324: 316: 312: 302: 299: 298: 292: 290: 286: 281: 279: 269: 267: 263: 258: 256: 252: 251:Presa Canario 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 211: 209: 205: 201: 197: 187: 183: 179: 177: 173: 169: 168:Presa Canario 165: 162: 160: 156: 152: 149:Azure, seven 148: 146: 142: 139: 136: 134: 130: 126: 122: 119: 116: 114: 110: 106: 99: 94: 89: 85: 80: 75: 66: 56: 52: 47: 43: 38: 34: 29: 28: 19: 1226:expanding it 1215: 1169:expanding it 1158: 1143: 1115:Saint Helena 1086:   1075: 990:South Africa 980:Sierra Leone 785:Burkina Faso 695: 622:Royal family 515: 434:. Retrieved 430:the original 404:. Retrieved 400:the original 395: 386: 375:. Retrieved 371:the original 347: 342: 322: 315: 285:Gran Canaria 282: 275: 265: 259: 239:Gran Canaria 234: 212: 195: 193: 60: 51:You can help 41: 1042:recognition 995:South Sudan 885:Ivory Coast 541:Extremadura 249:, like the 1265:Categories 1097:(Portugal) 1055:Somaliland 975:Seychelles 940:Mozambique 925:Mauritania 910:Madagascar 865:The Gambia 800:Cape Verde 671:Philip II 644:Historical 436:2017-08-28 406:2016-04-15 377:2017-08-28 307:References 159:Supporters 930:Mauritius 697:Francoism 666:Charles I 536:Catalonia 521:Cantabria 491:Andalusia 63:July 2017 55:talk page 1218:heraldry 1121: / 1117: / 1110:(France) 1104: / 1082: / 1078: / 1030:Zimbabwe 1005:Tanzania 855:Ethiopia 850:Eswatini 830:Djibouti 795:Cameroon 780:Botswana 604:Military 571:Valencia 551:La Rioja 501:Asturias 295:See also 223:volcanic 180:Océano ( 91:Versions 1106:Réunion 1102:Mayotte 1093:Madeira 1088:(Spain) 1084:Melilla 1015:Tunisia 985:Somalia 970:Senegal 955:Nigeria 945:Namibia 935:Morocco 900:Liberia 895:Lesotho 845:Eritrea 815:Comoros 790:Burundi 765:Algeria 594:Melilla 566:Navarre 546:Galicia 243:endemic 215:islands 182:Spanish 151:islands 124:Adopted 113:Armiger 1125:  1108:  1095:  1025:Zambia 1020:Uganda 960:Rwanda 915:Malawi 875:Guinea 770:Angola 561:Murcia 556:Madrid 496:Aragon 330:  289:cactus 266:Oceano 255:Romans 153:argent 145:Shield 53:. The 1216:This 1159:This 1080:Ceuta 1000:Sudan 950:Niger 905:Libya 890:Kenya 870:Ghana 860:Gabon 835:Egypt 775:Benin 589:Ceuta 262:motto 204:Spain 186:Ocean 176:Motto 133:Crest 1222:stub 1165:stub 1010:Togo 920:Mali 810:Chad 630:King 328:ISBN 260:The 247:dogs 231:dogs 194:The 164:Dogs 127:1982 102:Logo 264:is 221:of 166:, ( 1267:: 394:. 355:^ 268:. 202:, 184:: 1253:e 1246:t 1239:v 1228:. 1196:e 1189:t 1182:v 1171:. 743:e 736:t 729:v 700:) 694:( 467:e 460:t 453:v 439:. 409:. 380:. 336:. 188:) 170:) 65:) 61:( 20:)

Index

Coat of arms of Canary Islands

quality standards
You can help
talk page


Armiger
Canary Islands
Crest
Spanish Royal Crown
Shield
islands
Supporters
Dogs
Presa Canario
Motto
Spanish
Ocean
flag of the Canary Islands
Spain
Autonomous Community
islands
Canary Islands
volcanic
Atlantic Ocean
dogs
Gran Canaria
endemic
dogs

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.