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The next quarter shows the rampant red lion of the Kingdom of León. The third, in the lower left, presents the Coat of Arms of Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa, and the last a honeycomb with bees that indicates the industriousness of the Leonese. [1] The motto LABOR OMNIA VINCIT began to be used under the emblem in the 1930s.
Alfonso VII's use of the lion as a heraldic emblem for León predates the earliest surviving Royal Arms of England, a single lion visible on a half-shield depicted on the First Great Seal (1189) of Richard I, [11] as well as the three pale blue lions passant of Denmark (ca. 1194), [12] the heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire (ca. 1200) [13] and ...
Allende: Feria de Allende (Allende Fair, March 12 to March 20). Agualeguas: Fiestas de la Semana Mayor (Party of the big week )(March 28 toApril 3). General Terán: Aniversario de elevación a Villa (Anniversary of the elevation to villa, March 31 toApril 3). Higueras: Feria del Orégano (Oregano Fair, March 26 to April 6).
Columbus called the port Puerto de la Navidad ("Christmas Port"), the day he landed there. He appointed Diego de Arana, chief constable of the fleet and son of Rodrigo, Pedro Gutiérrez, butler of the Spanish royal dais, and Rodrigo de Escobedo to govern the fortress of 36 men. They included carpenters, calkers, a physician, a tailor, and a gunner.
The Convento de San Marcos was a convent in the city of León, Castile and León, Spain, that is today an operating luxury parador hotel. It also contains a consecrated church and museum, and is one of the most important monuments of the Renaissance in Spain.
St. Isidore's Basilica (Spanish: Basílica de San Isidoro) is a Catholic church in the city of León, Castile and León, Spain, located on the site of an ancient Roman temple. Its Christian roots can be traced back to the early 10th century when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was erected on the grounds.
The interior of the cathedral. The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, also known as the "Royal and Renowned Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary" (Spanish: Real e Insigne Basílica de la Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María), is a significantly important and historic landmark in León, Nicaragua.
el alma de León. De historia milenaria, de santidad osario, del arte relicario y de la fe expresión. Tierra hidalga, tierra mía: estrofas del romancero, desde Guzmán a don Suero, va tremolando el honor. ¡Es León! Con su sangre a torrentes vertida dio a la Patria preciado blasón y en sus labios cobró vida el hermoso lenguaje español ...