Motto (identification)

Born in 1137, King of León from 1157 to 1188, died in Benavente on January 22, 1188.

Round seal, a lion sejant. Circular motto: «Signum Fernandi Regis Hispanorum».

Sello rodado, un león sentado. Divisa circular: «Signum Fernandi Regis Hispanorum».

Existing seal interpreted by me as follows: the shape of the seal is circular; the legend is written within an outer black border; inside, a seated lion, not so much rampant and even less passant; the whole rendered in flat sable ink; and the result glazed with azure ink.

I use the term "legend" for its identifying purpose regarding King Fernando II of León; note that among the terms motto, legend, device, and war cry, all referring to texts in the blazon, different nuances and meanings can be found.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, One, Lion, Sejant and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Round, Plain tincture and Sealed.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Seal and Kingdom of León.

Bearer: Ferdinand II of Leon.

Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or. Motto: «Región Militar Centro» over a scroll Or.

Coat of arms (1984-1997 and 1997-2002) of the former Central Military Region, also called 1^st Military Region, where I serve. I interpreted and emblazoned now this coat of arms with a semi-circular ended shape.

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Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Castle, Or, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Motto (identification) and Scroll.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.

Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.

Bearer: Central Military Region.

Quarterly: 1 Azure, a cross Or; 2 Vert, a saltire Or; 3 Vert, a bend sinister Or; 4 Azure, a fess Or. Motto: «Arithmeticus».

Escudo cuartelado: 1^o de azur, una cruz de oro; 2^o de sinople, un sotuer de oro; 3^o de sinople, una barra de oro; 4^o de azur, una faja de oro. Divisa: «Arithmeticus».

I have made this imaginary coat of arms for the Arithmetic with the following characteristics: a semicircular external shape; its enamelled field with flat color Azure and Vert inks; all the pieces are metal Or, the motto is metal Argent with Sable letters; pieces and motto are illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a very lightly beaten metal finish.

For the division operation, instead of using the piece bend sinister, 2 bezants Or in pale could have been used. However, since the bezant is a diminished piece, I preferred to use 4 pieces, one for each quarter.

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Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Vert, Or, Cross, Saltire, Bend sinister, Fess and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.

Imaginary bearer: Arithmetic.

Parachute Light Infantry Unit.

Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure. Motto: «BPAC. Roger de Lauria II».

Escudo de plata, tres barras de azur. Divisa: «BPAC. Roger de Lauria II».

For this interpretation, I have used: a shield with a pointed shape; the angle of the main diagonal of a rectangle with a 5x6 proportion, which is 50.2^o; a recreation of the division that I deduce seems to be used by the Spanish Army for this coat of arms; and for the whole, a rough finish.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure, Bend sinister and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.

Classification: Interpreted, Military and Army and Navy.

Bearer: BPAC II.

Party per pale: 1 Azure, an angel Argent, crowned, crined and vested Or holding an open book Argent; 2 Or, three horses' heads couped, in pale Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azur, an owl's head couped at the shoulders Or, beaked Argent. Motto «Club Ecuestre Val’Quirico».

Watercolor finish.

[Académie internationale d'héraldique; 1952; pages 38-39, picture 517] shows the translation torse or crest-wreath or wreath ~ burelete.

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Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, One, Angel, Argent, Crowned, Crown, Crined, Vested, Or, Charged, Book, Open, Three, Head, Horse, Sable, Couped, In pale, Crest and mantling, Wreath, Owl, Nascent, Beaked and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Watercolor, Illuminated, Rounded, Outlined in the field tincture and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Created and Socioeconomic.

Bearer: Club Ecuestre Val'Quirico.

Israel~ישראל.

Azure, a Menorah between two olive branches Argent; in base the legend
«ישראל» Argent.

Interpreted coat of arms: with a rounded and pointed shape; illuminated with metal argent and color azur; outlined with sable; and a Watercolor finish.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Menorah, Argent, Accosted, Two, Branch, Olive tree, Tree and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Pointed and rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.

Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Civic and State of Israel.

Bearer: Israel.

Barry of six, Argent and Azure, a pile throughout, counterchanged. Crest: Upon a trimount Gules, an eagle wings addorsed and inverted Azure, the head and tail Argent, nimbed Or, grasping a closed book also Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Buffenbarger».

The coat of arms of Herbert Leo Buffenbarger, designed by his son John Alan Francis Buffenbarger, carved in wood by James Allott based on my painting of it.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, Or, One, Six, Three, Barry, Counterchanged, Pile, Throughout (chief base), Chaussé, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Upon, Trimount, Eagle, Wing, Addorsed, Head, Tail, Nimbed, Grasping, Closed book, Book, Mantling and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Carved wood, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Buffenbarger, Herbert Leo.

Azure, in chief three keys in bend, fesswise, to dexter, facing downwards Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Ad usum per artes» Gules. Motto: «Universitas Peñafortis».

Illuminated and a freehand finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Three, Key, Or, In chief, In bend, Fesswise, Book, Open, Motto and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Peñafort, Universidad.

Illuminated and a rough finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Cross, Or, Lily, Slipped, Seeded, Argent, Azure, Vert, In chief, Charged, Trimount, Counterchanged, Torch, In base, Two hands clasped, Motto and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Rough, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Trading Pro School.

Fernando II, King of León, «Carta Puebla de Benavente», Historical Archive of the City Council of Benavente, dated November 1167.

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It is a document in which King Fernando II of León grants privileges to Benavente with the aim of repopulating this town.

The original document is a parchment measuring 60 x 43 centimeters, adorned in the upper right corner, right according to the heraldic criterion, with a Chi Rho from which hang an alpha and an omega. In what could be considered the navel of the charter is a rolled seal of the king formed by a lion, which I consider closer to rampant than passant, surrounded by a circular motto that reads «Signum Fernandi Regis Hispanorum» ~ «Sign of Fernando, King of the Spains». Additionally, this rolled seal is accompanied by the names of members of the chancery and prelates of the Kingdom of León, to confirm the grants recorded in the «Carta Puebla de Benavente».

This charter, also called the «Fuero de Benavente», is a beautiful example of local law and, since its promulgation in 1167, served as a model for other towns. In the following years, similar charters to that of Benavente were adopted in other towns of León, Asturias, and Galicia, with the one in La Coruña being a notable example.

The objective of the provisions of this charter was to favor the repopulation and settlement of new settlers in the town of Benavente, and its successful operation in this aspect led to its application in other places.

The original document is kept in the Municipal Archive of Benavente, forming part of its collection of royal privileges of Benavente. There is also a «facsimile» edition, like the one that illustrates this bibliographic reference, published in 2002 by the Benavente City Council on the occasion of the Commemoration of the VIII Centenary of the Benavente Courts.

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Bibliographical reference of century XII.

Author: Fernando II de León.

Bibliographic reference mentioned in the following articles:

• Attitudes of the lion of Ferdinand II
• Ferdinand II of Leon
• Ferdinand II, imaginary coat of arms

External resources:

• Benavente remembers Fernando II of León.
• Churches in the parish of Renueva.
• Facsimile of the Carta Puebla de Benavente.
• Carta Puebla in PDF.

Internal resources: FernandoII.24.Facsimil.CartaPueblaBenavente.pdf in armorial, Fernando II of León, key 104..

A unicorn salient, quarterly per saltire Or and Sable. Motto: «ASC» bendwise Sable, between the hoofs.

Badge created with: the unicorn and the motto painted with flat color sable and metal or; and the whole set with an old parchment finish.

The original design of this badge, along with other coats of arms and heraldic pieces, is registered as intellectual property in [Salmerón Cabañas, A.; 2015a; page 9]. Additionally this badge with a Unicorn per saltire Or and Sable, is used as what the Intellectual Property Registry calls a «pseudonym without anonymity» to sign documents.

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Blazon keywords: Quarterly per saltire, Sable, Or, Unicorn, Salient, Motto (identification), Bendwise and Hoof.

Style keywords: Old parchment.

Classification: Badge, Created and Personal.

Bearer: Salmerón Cabañas, Antonio.