Garcia
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GARCIA
Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona
Official blazon
Escut caironat: d'or, una garsa d'atzur, becada i membrada de sable; el cap de sable. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on August 4, 1987.
Canting arms: they show a "garsa" (Catalan for "magpie"). The colours, gold with the black top, are taken from the arms of the Entença family, of which barony the town of Garcia was an important fortification.
Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.