Tineo

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TINEO

Region/Province : Asturias

Escudo de Tineo/Arms (crest) of Tineo
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Spanish El primer cuartel, nos muestra un castillo almenado. El segundo cuartel, corresponde al blasón que el rey Carlos I otorgó a García Fernández de la Plaza, por la muerte de un capitán del pirata Barbarroja en la conquista de la goleta. En el mismo podemos observar la cabeza de un general moro con su espada y su bandera, flanqueado todo ello por cuatro cabezas degolladas, leyéndose en el pie la leyenda "Omnia Vincit Virtus". El tercer cuartel, nos muestra las armas del monasterio de Obona, con sus correspondientes mitras, la cruz, el bastón episcopal y las flores de lis. El cuarto cuartel, nos representa dos brazos cruzados, uno desnudo sobre otro vestido, y estando coronado por la cruz de San Francisco de la villa de Tineo, y que representan la orden de los Franciscanos que había en Tineo. Al timbre la corona, condal.
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Origin/meaning

The arms show in the first quarter the Tineo castle, which still exists in the town. The second quarter shows the arms of a local hero, García Fernández de la Plaza. The third quarter shows the chequered bend of the Cistercian Order, with a fleur-de-lis (another symbol of the order), mitre and crosier. These symbolise the Obona monastery. The fourth quarter shows the arms of Christ and of St. Francis, symbolising the Franciscan convent in Tineo. The small escutcheon with the lion shows the arms of the former Counts of Tineo. The lion also symbolises the historical Kingdom of León.

The crown differs from the normal crowns used in Spanish civic heraldry, and is the crown used by the Counts of Tineo.

The oldest arms of Tineo were mentioned in the end of the 16th century. These arms were completely different and showed f.e. two goats and trees. These were canting for the Lords of Cabranes (cabra=goat), who at the time ruled the town.

In 1887 only a lion was mentioned as arms for the town, being identical to the arms of the Counts of Tineo. It is not quite clear when the present arms were adopted by the municipality, most likely at the early 20th century.

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Literature : Panizo Gómez, 1994; Image taken from http://www.geocities.com/panizo2000