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Flag of Atalaya - Image by Ivan Sache, 14 March 2020
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The municipality of Atalaya (293 inhabitants in 2018; 2,270 ha; municipal website) is located 9 km south-east of Badajoz and 20 km south-west of Zafra.
Atalaya is of Moorish origin, as At-talai, "Sentinels"; the village belonged to the Kingdom of Badajoz ruled by Yahya Alamanzor.
After the Christian reconquest, Atalaya was transfered in 1230 to the Order of the Temple, which abandoned it in 1312. Henry III granted Atalaya in 1393 to Diego López de Zuñiga, Duke of Béjar, whose descendants kept it until the suppression of the domain of Burguillos. Incorporated in 1594 to the province of Trujillo, Atalaya was granted the status of villa in the 17th century, then counting only 200 inhabitants.
The site of Los Leales keeps the remains of an old stone tower, which watched the road connecting Jerez de los Caballzros to Segura de León.
Ivan Sache, 14 March 2020
The flag and arms of Atalaya, adopted on 9 December 1992 by the Municipal Council and validated on 25 May 1993 by the Assessing Council of Honors and Distinctions of the Government of Extremadura, are prescribed by an Order issued on 15 June 1993 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 29 June 1993 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 76, pp. 1942-1944 (text).
The flag and arms are described as follows:
Flag: Rectangular, in proportions 2:3, horizontally divided in the middle, red over white, with a black triangle placed along the hoist, in charged in the center with the municipal coat of arms in full colors.
Coat of arms: Per pale, 1. Argent a chain or of eight pieces in orle, 2. Argent a tau cross gules. Grafted gules the Atalaya tower or masoned sable on a base vert. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.
Ivan Sache, 14 March 2020