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Jerez de la Frontera (Municipality, Andalusia, Spain)

Flag of Jerez de la Frontera, as seen on 4 November 2009 at the Town Hall - Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 November 2009

Presentation of Jerez de la Frontera
Symbols of Jerez de la Frontera
Banner of Jerez de la Frontera
Submunicipal entities
Sports clubs
- Club Deportivo Xerez

See also:

Presentation of Jerez de la Frontera

The municipality of Jerez de la Frontera (211,670 inhabitants in 2013, therefore the most populated municipality in the province and the 5th most populated municipality in Andalusia; 11,882 ha; municipal website) is located 40 km north of Cádiz.

Ivan Sache, 29 November 2009

Symbols of Jerez de la Frontera

The (unofficial) flag of Jerez de la Frontera is horizontally divided blue-white-blue, either with or without the municipal coat of arms in the middle. Several variants of the flag have been observed in the town in November 2009.
The flag hoisted at the Town Hall is celestial blue, without the coat of arms.

Flag of Jerez de la Frontera - Images by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 November 2009
Left, as seen on 4 November 2009 at Mamelón Square
Right, as seen on 15 November 2009 at Jerez Airport

The flag seen at Mamelón Square is celestial blue, with the coat of arms in the white stripe, without overlap on the blue stripes. The flag seen at Jerez Airport is similar in design, but Royal blue.

Flag of Jerez de la Frontera, as seen on 15 November 2009 at the old Town Hall, Asunción Square - Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 November 2009

The flag seen at the old Town Hall is celestial blue, with the coat of arms in the middle, overlapping on the blue stripes.

The coat of arms of Jerez de la Frontera is prescribed by Decree No. 671, adopted on 16 March 1967 by the Spanish Government and published on 3 April 1967 in the Spanish official gazette, No. 79, p. 4,425 (text). This was confirmed by a Decree adopted on 30 November 2004 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 20 December 2004 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 246, pp. 28,986-29,002 (text).
The "rehabilitated" coat of arms "of immemorial use", validated by the Royal Academy of History, is described as follows:

Coat of arms: In Spanish shape. Fessy wavy azure and argent a bordure compony of Castile and León (that is, castles or on gules and lions gules on argent). The shield surmounted by a Royal crown.

The arms were granted to the town by a privilege signed in Toro in 1269 by King Alfonso X the Wise, as a reward for its constant support to the king.
[Símbolos de las Entidades Locales de Andalucía. Cádiz (PDF file)]

The coat of arms in use is oval, with the bordure fimbriated or, and a mantling or.

Klaus-Michael Schneider & Ivan Sache, 29 November 2009

Banner of Jerez de la Frontera

Banner of Jerez de la Frontera - Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2014

The banner of Jerez has the same pattern as the shield of the municipal coat of arms, however rotated 90 degrees clockwise. The benner was granted in 1269 by King Alfonso X the Wise, together with the coat of arms.
[Símbolos de Cádiz website]

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2014

Submunicipal entities

Estella del Marqués

Flag of Estella del Marqués - Image from the Símbolos de Cádiz website, 7 May 2014

The submunicipal entity of Estella del Marqués (1,486 inhabitants in 2006) is located 6 km north-east of Jerez.

The flag and arms of Estella del Marqués are prescribed by Decree No. 292, adopted on 1 September 2003 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 30 October 2003 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 209, p. 22,637 (text). The original proposed symbols, published on 14 February 2002 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 19, were rejected on 23 May 2002 by the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Córdoba. The recommendations of the Academy were accepted on 1 September 2003 by the Municipal Council. The Government's approval was confirmed by a Decree adopted on 30 November 2004 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 20 December 2004 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 246, pp. 28,986-29,002 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular in proportions 10:15, made of a five vertical stripes arranged as follows: at hoist, a first, red stripe of 4/15 in length; in the center, a second, silver stripe of 1/15 in length; a third, green stripe, of 5/15 in length, and a fourth, silver stripe of 1/15 in length; at fly, a fifth, red stripe of 4/15 in length. In the center is placed the local coat of arms.
Coat of arms: Spanish shield. Or three trees vert per fess on a hill-shaped base gules ensigned by a seven-pointed stars argent in base argent two waves azure. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

The meaning of the symbols is detailed in the Preamble of the Decree, after the data provided in the supporting memoir, as follows:

The flag is a chromatic composition based on the tinctures of the coat of arms.
The meaning of the coat of arms is based on the orography, historical past, dependency on Jerez and collective status. The field or is a symbol of richness and prosperity. The three trees vert represent the fertility of the soil and also alludes to the three woods that exist in the place. The hill-shaped base recalls the orography of the territory; gules is a symbol of the labour of the first colonists to crop the land. The star argent is a symbol of peace, simplicity, purity and generosity; its seven points represent the seven nuclei, Estella del Marqués being on of them, established within the irrigation plan of Jerez de la Frontera. The dependency of Jerez is recalled by the waves azure on the field argent, being the arms granted by Alfonso X the Wise to Jerez.

Ivan Sache, 4 May 2014

Guadalcacín

Flag of Guadalcacín - Image from the Símbolos de Cádiz website, 7 May 2014

The submunicipal entity of Guadalcacín (5,275 inhabitants in 2013) is located 5 km north-east of Jerez, soon to form a urban continuum with the main town. THe village was established in 1910 as a consequence of the creation of an irrigated area. The name of the place is derived from the Arab word wadi-al-qazzazin, "a silk river".

The flag and arms of Guadalcacín are prescribed by Decree No. 194, adopted on 2 July 2002 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 25 July 2002 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 87, pp. 14,145-14,146 (text). The original proposed symbols, published on 9 June 2001 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 66, were rejected on 22 November 2001 by the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Córdoba. The recommendations of the Academy were accepted on 25 April 2002 by the Municipal Council. The Government's approval was confirmed by a Decree adopted on 30 November 2004 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 20 December 2004 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 246, pp. 28,986-29,002 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular panel in proportions 1:1.5, with two differentiated chromatic areas. The area closer to the hoist, with proportions 1:3, white, the area most distant, in proportions 2:3, green. On the dividing line, its geometrical axis fitting the closest third to the hoist, the municipal coat of arms.
Coat of arms: Per bend, 1. Waves azure and argent, 2. Or a branch of cotton. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

The meaning of the symbols is detailed in the Preamble of the Decree, after the data provided in the supporting memoir, as follows:

The flag used the colours most prominent in the Andalusian vexillology, white and green, the latter representing the farmer's culture and land cultivation.
As for the flag, the recent history of Guadalcacín does not offer examples of an older coat of arms. The waves argent and azure are the most relevant elements of the arms of Jerez. Cotton is the most prosperous crop in the town, once representing 50% of the irrigated area. Or is a symbol of the luminosity of the southern lands.

Ivan Sache & Klaus-Michael Schenider, 4 May 2014

Nueva Jarilla

Flag of Nueva Jarilla - Image from the Símbolos de Cádiz website, 7 May 2014

The submunicipal entity of Nueva Jarilla (1,368 inhabitants in 2009) is located 15 km north-east of Jerez.

The flag and arms of Nueva Jarilla are prescribed by Decree No. 125, adopted on 6 May 2003 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 30 May 2003 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 102, pp. 11,641-11,642 (text). This was confirmed by a Decree adopted on 30 November 2004 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 20 December 2004 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 246, pp. 28,986-29,002 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular in proportions 2:3; made of a green diagonal stripe centered on the rectangle's diagonal (from the lower hoist to the upper hoist corner), in width 6/10 of the rectangle's width, two white stripes bordering the green stripe, parallel to the aforementioned diagonal, in width 1/10 of the flag's total width. The triangle in upper hoist, red, the triangle in lower hoist, blue. On the green stripe is placed the local coat of arms, the center of the cart's wheel matching the geographical center of the flag.
Coat of arms: Argent two cows counterpassant gules belled sable illuminated or all over a five-rayed cart's wheel sable surrounded by two wheat spikes vert in base azure two fesses wavy argent. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

The meaning of the symbols is detailed in the Preamble of the Decree, after the data provided in the supporting memoir, as follows:

The colours of the flag represent the values identifying the men and women of the submunicipal entity of Nueva Jarilla. Red is a symbol of force and work; white is a symbol of peace and simplicity; green is a symbol of hope and fecundity; blue is a symbol of nobleness.
The design of the coat of arms reflects the dedication, resources and skills of the early colonists. In the first quarter, argent is a symbol of peace, simplicity and respect, the characteristic values of the inhabitants of the village. The cows gules are a symbol of discipline and force used to extract the resources of the land. The bells sable represent eagerness to work. The illumination or represents prosperity provided by work. The cart's wheel sable recalls the proportional share originally established by the administration: one cart for every five families. The spikes vert represent the aspiration of the colonists, who, by their work, created a new organization of life and a new community. The tinctures of the second quarter, azure and argent, reflect the dependency of the submunicipal entity to the municipality of Jerez de la Frontera.

Ivan Sache, 7 May 2014

San Isidro del Guadalete

Flag of San Isidro del Guadalete - Image from the Símbolos de Cádiz website, 7 May 2014

The submunicipal entity of San Isidro del Guadalete (598 inhabitants in 2006) is located 15 km south-east of Jerez.

The flag and arms of San Isidro del Guadalete are prescribed by Decree No. 254, adopted on 9 September 2003 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 24 September 2003 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 184, pp. 20,313-20,314 (text). The original proposed symbols, published on 23 November 2000 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 135, were approved by the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Córdoba, which suggested minor modifications, accepted on 10 December 2002 by the Municipal Council. The Government's approval was confirmed by a Decree adopted on 30 November 2004 by the Government of Andalusia and published on 20 December 2004 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 246, pp. 28,986-29,002 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular panel, of dimensions 150 cm in length on 100 cm in width, vertically divided into three equal parts, purple at hoist, white in the middle with the municipal coat of arms, and green at fly.
Coat of arms: Spanish shield. Per pale, 1. Argent five fesses wavy azure, 2. Vert a two-handled Roman amphora or. A bordure gules, in width 1/6 of the shield's width, inscribed "TAUR" in letter or in chief. The shield surmounted by a Royal Spanish crown closed.

The meaning of the symbols is detailed in the Preamble of the Decree, after the data provided in the supporting memoir, as follows:

Purple is the colour of the banner of the town of Cádiz, while white and green are derived from the coat of arms (as argent and vert, respectively). Purple is a symbol of power, force, dignity and justice; white is a symbol of peace, purity, truth and innocence; green is a symbol of fecundity, fertility, hope, liberty, truth and growing grass, representing the idiosyncrasy of the inhabitants of the village, mostly dedicated to farmwork.
The first quarter of the shield represents the arms granted by Alfonso X the Wise to Jerez. The second quarter is vert to symbolize hope and the fertility of the soil, charged with an artificial figure representing a Roman amphora found in the archeological sites of the place. The amphora or, a symbol of prosperity of the area since the antiquity, was probably used to ship wine from the Jerez vineyards. The writing "TAUR" reads Titti Aurelii, probably the owner of the vineyard or of the pottery workshop, engraved on the amphorae.

Ivan Sache, 7 May 2014

El Torno

Flag of El Torno - Image from the Símbolos de Cádiz website, 7 May 2014

The submunicipal entity of El Torno (1,226 inhabitants in 2006) is located 20 km east of Jerez.

The flag and arms of El Torno, adopted on 28 December 2011 by the Municipal Council and submitted on 30 December 2011 to the Directorate General of the Local Administration, are prescribed by a Decree adopted on 23 January 2012 by the Directorate General of the Local Administration and published on 7 February 2012 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No. 25, p. 14 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Panel in proportions 2:3, blue with the white facade of a red-roofec Andalusian farm [cortijo], placed over a yellow wavy stripe.
Coat of arms: Azure six fesses wavy or in chief the facade of a farm argent roofed gules. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

The flag is derived from the coat of arms. The farm represents the El Torno estate around which the village developed. The waves recall the coat of arms of Jerez and river Guadalete that crosses the place.
[Símbolos de Cádiz]

Klaus-Michael Schneider & Ivan Sache, 7 May 2014

Sports clubs

Club Deportivo Xerez

Flags of Club Deportivo de Xerez - Images by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 December 2009

Club Deportivo Xerez uses at least three different flags:
- a flag horizontally divided blue-white-blue with the club's coat of arms in its centre (as seen on 4 November 2009 in Jerez);
- a white flag quartered by a celestial blue cross with the club's coat of arms in its centre, slightly shifted to the bottom (as seen on 4 November 2009 in Jerez);
- a Spanish flag superimposed by a sinister bend, celestial blue - white - celestial blue, in the lower fly quarter. In the centre of the flag is the club's coat of arms (as seen on 2 November 2009 in Rota-Costa Ballena).

The club's coat of arms is divided by a white sinister bend inscribed with "XEREZ" in celestial blue capitals. The upper field is white with five celestial blue wavy lines (recalling the town's coat of arms), the lower field is celestial blue with a white "C" and a slightly bigger, white "D", interlaced. All the fields of the shield are fimbriated yellow. The shield is topped by a ducal coronet.

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 December 2009