Cabrela Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Cabrela, Concelho de Montemor-o-Novo, Distrito de Évora

Last modified: 2016-01-17 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: cabrela | cross(santiago) | fleur-de-lis(blue) | lynx(head) | goat |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Cabrela

• Montemor-o-Novo Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2016

Shield Argent, a cross fleury fitchy Gules (sword cross), in chief a fleur-de-lis Azure between two lynx heads Purpure, in base a goat passant Sable. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CABRELA".
Meaning:
The sword cross is alluding to the Order of Santiago. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of Our Lady of Conception, the local patron saint. The goat is a canting element.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 28 May 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2016

Presentation of Cabrela

Cabrela Commune is one of the seven communes of the Montemor-o-Novo municipality (q.v.); it had 649 iinhabitants in 2011 and covers 194.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2016

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