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The National Day of Spain (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional de España) is a national holiday held annually on 12 October. It is also traditionally and commonly referred to as the Día de la Hispanidad ( Hispanicity , Spanishness Day [ 2 ] ), commemorating Spanish legacy worldwide, especially in Hispanic America .
White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus [18] West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus [18] Two-toed sloth (national animal) Choloepus hoffmanni [19] Three-toed sloth (national animal) Bradypus variegatus [19] Cuba: Cuban trogon (national bird) Priotelus temnurus [20] Denmark: Red squirrel (national ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain (8 C, 26 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Spain" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Osborne bull in Las Cabezas de San Juan, Sevilla. The Osborne bull (Spanish: El Toro de Osborne) is a black silhouetted image of a bull in semi-profile. Erected as either 14-meter-tall (46 ft) or seven-meter-tall (23 ft) billboards, as of July 2022 there are 92 of them installed on hilltops and along roadways throughout much of Spain.
The coat of arms of Spain represents Spain and the Spanish nation, including its national sovereignty and the country's form of government, a constitutional monarchy. It appears on the flag of Spain and it is used by the Government of Spain , the Cortes Generales , the Constitutional Court , the Supreme Court , and other state institutions.
The coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the central device of the flag of the Canary Islands, Spain. The designs were made official by the Statute of Autonomy of the Canarian Autonomous Community (Organic Law 10/82) on 10 August 1982. [1] The shield shows seven argent islands, representing the Canary Islands of volcanic origin in the Atlantic ...
The Chronicler King of Arms in the Kingdoms of Spain was a civil servant who had the authority to grant armorial bearings. The office of the King of Arms in Spain originated from those of the heralds (Spanish: heraldos). In the early days of heraldry, anyone could bear arms and there arose disputes between individuals and families.
Banner and caparison with the arms of León (between Aragon and Castile) in the funeral obsequies of Charles V in Brussels, 29 December 1558, by Hieronymus Cock. The first instance of a figure of the lion as symbol of the Kingdom of León is found in minted coins of Alfonso VII, called the Emperor (1126–1157).