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Municipality of Cañar (Granada Province, Andalusia, Spain)

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image by Ivan Sache, 05 Jul 2009

Introduction
Description

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Introduction

The municipality of Cañar (422 inhabitants in 2008; 2,600 ha) is located in the Alpujarra mountains, at 1,000 m asl, 60 km south of Granada.

Cañar emerged in the 8th-11th centuries, especially the El Fex estate with its elaborated irrigation system set up by the Moors. In the 14th century, the village was incorporated into the Taha of Órgiva. After the fall of Granada in 1492, Cañar was reconquered by the Catholic Kings. In 1568, the rich Morisco landlord Hernando de Válor took the name of Abén Humeya and led the Morisco uprising against King Philip II. Abén Farag, a lieutnant of Humeya was jailed at the El Fex estate; as a revenge, Humeya burnt down the village. After internal quarrels, Abén Humeya was murdered in 1569; John of Austria quickly suppressed the revolt. Eventually expelled from Cañar in 1609, the Moriscos were replaced by Christian colonists from all over Spain. The hamlet of Barja, once part of Cañar, was flooded in 1816 and never rebuilt.

Source: Granada Tourism

Ivan Sache, 05 Jul 2009

Description

The flag and arms of Cañar were approved by the Municipal Council on 20 August 2007 and submitted on 27 August 2007 to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed them by Decree on 6 September 2007, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 184 on 18 September 2007.

The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:

Coat of arms: Shield divided per fess the upper field divided per pale. 1. Argent a tree eradicated vert. 2. Vert a fountain argent. 3. Gules a town argent. In base per fess wavy azure and argent. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

Flag: Rectangular in proportions 2:3, made of a green panel with three horizontal equal, narrower stripes, two white and one blue, in the middle of the flag.

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. 184, p. 10, 18 Sep 2007 [PDF]

Ivan Sache, 05 Jul 2009