- 4 characteristics and meanings of the shield of Tlaxcala
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- 2) The Golden Castle
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- 4) Skulls and palms
- References
The shield of Tlaxcala has a central area in red with a castle inside it and a border that borders it where there are other symbols such as the letters I, K and F, crowns and skulls. In addition, it has two palms, one on the left side and one on the right side.
The shield of Tlaxcala was requested from the Spanish crown, in the year 1535, by the then governor of the city Diego Maxixcatzin.
Shield of Tlaxcala
The King of Spain responded with a royal decree that defined the composition of the first coat of arms of Tlaxcala.
Tlaxcala is the state with the smallest territorial dimension of all the United Mexican States. It is located in the central area of Mexico, near the Federal District.
4 characteristics and meanings of the shield of Tlaxcala
The state capital is the city that bears the same name as the state, Tlaxcala, but its most populated city is San Pablo del Monte.
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In the upper part, three letters are inscribed along with two crowns. The letter I corresponds to the name of Doña Juana I of Castile, mother of Carlos V, who was the King who advanced the colonization of America and Mexico.
Juana I of Castile was known as Juan la Loca, because she carried the corpse of her husband throughout Spain for months, and asked that the same curtsies be made to the corpse that were made to her.
The letter K refers to King Carlos V, who granted the royal decree for the creation of the shield. The letter F is for King Felipe II, son of Carlos V, who named Tlaxcala as noble and loyal.
The two crowns refer to the real origins of each of the people whose initials are inscribed on the shield.
2) The Golden Castle
In the middle of the shield rests a golden castle with blue windows.
The royal building symbolizes the power and strength of the Spanish crown and its golden color resembles gold in allusion to greatness and wisdom. The blue windows refer to the sky.
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Above the golden castle is hoisted a golden flag with a black eagle in the middle.
This refers to what is now known as part of the German culture by the then Holy Roman-Germanic Empire.
4) Skulls and palms
In the lower part, two skulls are drawn together with two bones in the shape of an X, superimposed one on the other.
In addition, one of the intentions is to show that the Spanish crown will be united beyond death.
This remembers the people who died during the process of colonization of Mexico by Spain and that ended with an innumerable amount of lives and destruction of a centuries-old culture that resided there.
The palms have with them the meaning of victory in the colonization process, as well, according to its creator, it symbolizes friendship and fraternity, European ideals of the time.
References
- Origin and meaning of the shield of Tlaxcala. HERRERA VALDEZ, LUIS FERNANDO. Recovered from the site: e-revistes.uji.es/
- Shield of the State of Tlaxcala. For all of Mexico. Recovered from the site: paratodomexico.com
- Tlaxcala: meaning of the shield. Tlaxcala. Recovered from the site: edotlaxcala.blogspot.com
- Shield of the State of Tlaxcala. Government of the state of Tlaxcala. Recovered from the site: tlaxcala.gob.mx
- Image N1. Author: Juan de la Malinche. Recovered from the site: commons.wikimedia.org