City of Arganda del Rey (Madrid Community, Spain)

Madrid Province

Last modified: 2015-07-28 by ivan sache
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image by Blas Delgado, coat-of-arms from this webpage

• Description

See also:

• Madrid Community (Spain)
• Spain

Other sites:

• Escudo de Arganda del Rey (official adoption, Spanish text only) at the Madrid Community official website

The arms were granted on February 10, 1949. The village of Arganda was incorporated into the Royal Estate by King Philip II in 1580, who renamed the village Arganda del Rey. The arms show the royal arms of Castile and St John Baptist, the patron saint.

Blas Delgado, 09 Oct 2001