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Cadalso (Municipality, Extremadura, Spain)

Flag of Cadalso - Image by Tomislav Todorović, 20 March 2020

Presentation of Cadalso
Flag of Cadalso

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Presentation of Cadalso

The municipality of Cadalso (448 inhabitants in 2016, 700 ha; municipal website) is located 110 km north of Cáceres.

Cadalso was granted in the 11th century the title of villa, separating from Santibáñez el Alto. King Alfonso XI stayed in the village during hunting parties; in the Libro de la montería, he described the nearby La Aliseda mountain, "good for boars both in winter and summer, and also inhabited by bears". The oral tradition recalls that the king met in the village his mistress, Leonor de Guzmán, before leaving to Andalusia, where he defeated the Moors in the battle of El Salado.
On 13 April 1341, Cadalso was proclaimed a free town, ruled by the Alcántara Charter.

Ivan Sache, 20 March 2020

Flag of Cadalso

The flag (photo, photo) and arms of Cadalso, adopted on 4 July 1997 and 3 October 1997 by the Municipal Council, turning down the esthetic improvement and simplification recommended by the Assessing Council of Honors and Distinctions of the Government of Extremadura, are prescribed by an Order issued on 4 March 1998 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 21 March 1998 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 32, pp. 1,798-1,799 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular, in proportions 2:3. Green with a yellow triangle placed on the base of the flag. Charged in the center with the municipal coat of arms.
Coat of arms: Vert a platform [cadalso] or supporting a banner argent charged with the cross of the Order of Alcántara vert. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

Ivan Sache, 20 March 2020