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Municipality of Cacín (Granada Province, Andalusia, Spain)

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image by Ivan Sache and WP User:Veggg, 11 Jul 2009

Introduction
Description

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Introduction

The municipality of Cacín (626 inhabitants in 2008; 3,900 ha) is located in the valley of the same name, 40 south-west of Granada. Founded in the 18th century, the village is probably named after the Moorish anthroponym Abul-Qasim; the village was partially rebuilt after the earthquake that occurred in the region in Christmas 1884.

Ivan Sache, 11 Jul 2009

Description

The flag and arms of Cacín were approved by the Municipal Council on 15 December 2005 and submitted on 10 January 2006 to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed them by Decree on 19 January 2006, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 22 on 2 February 2006.

The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:

Coat of arms: Shield divided per fess the upper half divided per pale.
1. Argent a Cacín pot gules.
2. Gules three arrows argent per fess.
3. Vert a bridge argent masoned sable on fesses wavy azure and argent.
The shield surmounted with a Royal crown closed.

Flag: Rectangular flag in proportions 2:3, made of five equal horizontal stripes, three blue and two white, and of a red vertical stripe with the white Cacín pot, covering 1/3 of the length.

The symbols should be registered on the Andalusian Register of Local Entities, with their official written description and graphics (as originally submitted, but unfortunately not apprended to the Decree).

Source: BOJA No. 22, p. 33, 02 Feb 2006

The Cacín pot ("olla de Cacín") shown on the municipal flag and arms is a Neolithic pot found in the Cacín Cave, now exhibited in the National Archeological Museum of Madrid. The bridge shown on the municipal arms is located a few kilometers from the village on the ancient road linking Cacín and Ventas de Huelma; locally known as "the Roman bridge," it was indeed rebuilt in the second half of the 20th century.

Sources: Presentation of Cacín by José Manuel Fernández, "La Opinión de Granada," 18 Mar 2009; Ministry of Education website, showing a photo of the Cacín pot

Ivan Sache, 11 Jul 2009