Garcia

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GARCIA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona

Escudo de Garcia/Arms (crest) of Garcia
Official blazon
Catalan Escut caironat: d'or, una garsa d'atzur, becada i membrada de sable; el cap de sable. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 4, 1987.

Canting arms: they show a "garsa" (Catalan for "magpie"). The colours, gold with the black top, are taken from the arms of the Entença family, of which barony the town of Garcia was an important fortification.


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Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.