Garachico

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Official blazon
Spanish	(1987) Escudo cuartelado. Primero, de gules, torre de oro, mazonada y aclarada de gules. Segundo, de azur, un ancla de plata sobre ondas de plata y azur. Tercero, de azur, un peñón al natural, sembrado de arbustos de sinople, y una nave con velamen de plata, todo sobre ondas de plata y azur. Cuarto, de gules, una rosa de los vientos de oro y sable. Sobre el todo, escusón de sinople con una venera de oro. Como tenantes, dos canes rampantes, linguados de gules. A cada flanco del escudo, dos banderas de gules. Bajo la punta, cinta de azur de la que pende la Medalla de Oro de las Bellas Artes, con la leyenda Glorioso en su Adversidad en letras de oro. Al timbre, corona ducal. (1992) Escudo cuartelado. Primero, de gules, torre de oro, mazonada y aclarada de gules. Segundo, de plata, un volcán al natural, de cuya cima salen llamas de gules. Tercero, de plata, un peñón al natural, sembrado de arbustos de sinople, y una nave con velamen de plata, todo sobre ondas de plata y azur. Cuarto, de gules, un ancla de oro. Entado en punta, de oro, una piña de pino al natural. Sobre el todo, escusón de sinople con una venera de oro. Como tenantes, dos canes rampantes, linguados de gules. A cada flanco del escudo, dos banderas de gules. Bajo la punta, cinta de azur de la que pende la Medalla de Oro de las Bellas Artes, con la leyenda Glorioso en su Adversidad en letras de oro. Al timbre, corona real cerrada.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The current arms were officially granted on November 11, 1992. The previous arms were granted in 1987.

The tower in the 1st quarter is the fortress of san Miguel, erected in 1575 and made from stone. The volcano in the 2nd quarter is an alusion to the eruption of the Teide in 1706, which destroyed the local harbour, then the most important one of the whole island. The anchor also is an alusion to that harbour, the inscription also reminds on the eruption from 1706.

The rock is El Roque, a tiny rocky island opposite of the coast of Garachico. The scallop is an attribute of St.Rochus (span.: Roque), who is said to be the villages protector during an epidemic of the plague in 1601.

The dogs as supporters have been taken from the coat of arms of the Canary Islands, the banners are referring to the fact, that Garachico was the headquarter of the regiment of the provincial militia.

The medal below was granted to the village on 7th March 1980 by King Juan Carlos I.

The previous arms :

Literature: Image taken from http://simbolosdecanarias.proel.net

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